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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-821: HUKUM PROSEDUR GENDER AFFIRMING CARE
Is it permissible in Islam to provide hormone treatment and gender affirming care procedures for transgender people?
Short answer
Changing one's sex through surgery is forbidden in Islamic law, based on the April 1982 decision of the National Fatwa Committee that a person remains male or female according to birth.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Changing one's sex through surgery is forbidden in Islamic law, based on the April 1982 decision of the National Fatwa Committee that a person remains male or female according to birth. Assisting, promoting and encouraging transgender people to remain in that state is also forbidden, as it amounts to helping towards sin. Providing services such as counselling and healthcare aimed at keeping them in that practice is likewise prohibited.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Perbuatan menukar jantina adalah diharamkan dan begitu juga mereka yang memberi bantuan kepada golongan transgender seperti galakan atas perbuatan mereka, mempromosikan dan seumpamanya kerana membantu ke arah kemaksiatan.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-821: HUKUM PROSEDUR GENDER AFFIRMING CARE”, 28 December 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5821-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-821-hukum-prosedur-gender-affirming-care. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-gender-affirming-care-procedures/