in our custom we denote womens by he not by she as to give them respect is it permisible?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
A male should be addressed and referred to as a male and a female should be addressed or referred to as a female. It is incorrect to refer to a female as a male.
The custom you refer to is against nature[1] and should be corrected.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Arshad Ali
Student Darul Iftaa
Trinidad
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
[1] عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَعَنَ الْمُخَنَّثِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالْمُتَرَجِّلاَتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ
Ibn ‘Abbas (Radhiallahu Anhu) said:
The Prophet (May peace be upon him) cursed effeminate men (mukhannatheen) and women who imitated men. (Sunan Abi Dawud 4930)