FatwaFederal TerritoriesMedicine & Health
Khunsa Mushkil
Is surgery permissible for a khunsa mushkil to determine gender?
Short answer
The Federal Territory Syariah Legal Consultative Committee, meeting on 19 October 1983, resolved that surgery on a khunsa to determine or correct gender is permissible if the determining conditions are met.
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
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Wilayah Persekutuan (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Federal Territory Syariah Legal Consultative Committee, meeting on 19 October 1983, resolved that surgery on a khunsa to determine or correct gender is permissible if the determining conditions are met. The reasoning is that the person might change their choice, whereas once a khunsa has chosen to be male or female, they may not switch. The conditions are inclination or desire, the occurrence of menstruation indicating female, and the passage of semen or urine, where if both passages are used the one that comes first decides.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika menepati syarat -syarat penentuannya maka haruslah dilakukan pembedahan ke atas k hunsa untuk menentukan atau membetuli keadaan jantinanya
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. “Khunsa Mushkil”, date not stated. https://efatwa.muftiwp.gov.my/fatwa/KHUNSA%20MUSHKIL. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/surgery-for-khunsa-mushkil-gender-determination/