Assalamu Alaikum
I understand transgender and sex change is forbidden in Islam, but I have a few question regarding this.
1-Will a male still be considered a male after he has a sex change to become a ‘female’?
2-Can a female, who has a sex change to become a ‘male’, marry another male?
3- Does a nikaah still remain intact if either the husband or wife has a sex chnage?
4-Can a male, who undergoes a sex chnage to become a ‘female’, become an Imam of a masjid and lead salah?
In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
1) A male will always remain a male just as a female will always remain a female. No matter how much changes a person goes through, he will not be considered except the gender he was born.
2) A female who changed her gender into a male will still be considered as a female. It is not permissible for her/him to marry a male until she removes all the male features. This is because such a marriage will resemble homosexuality which is strictly prohibited.
3) It is not permissible for them to be together as it resembles homosexuality, refer to No.2.
4) The Imam should be a respectable pious person from the community. It is not permissible for the people in reference to be an Imaam.
For further details on this topic refer to the following link,
And Allaah Ta’aala Knows Best
Muhammed Al-Ameen Bin Moulana Ismail Akoo
Student, Darul Iftaa
Newcastle; KZN, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.