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Pertukaran Jantina Daripada Lelaki Kepada Perempuan
What is the ruling on changing one's sex from male to female, or the reverse, through surgery?
Short answer
The 4th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee in 1982 ruled that sex change through surgery is prohibited in Islamic law.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 4th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee in 1982 ruled that sex change through surgery is prohibited in Islamic law. A person born male remains male in legal ruling, and a person born female remains female, even if the surgery is successful. An exception applies to the khunsa musykil, a person born with both male and female genitalia, who is permitted surgery to retain the one sex organ that genuinely functions.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Pertukaran Jantina Daripada Lelaki Kepada Perempuan”, 14 April 1982. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#pertukaran-jantina-daripada-lelaki-kepada-perempuan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-sex-change-surgery-male-to-female/