He had an operation to turn him from a man into a woman (“sex-change”). Can he be alone with women?

He had an operation to turn him from a man into a woman (“sex-change”). Can he be alone with women?

A man in a non-Muslim country was suffering psychologically because he believed that he was a woman. In an attempt to treat himself he got married and had a son, but that did not solve the problem. In the end, he had an operation to remove the male genitalia and after that he lived as a woman. Ten years later, he become Muslim after getting to know a Muslim woman over the internet, who spoke to him on the basis that he was a woman and not a man. When she found out that this woman had once been a man, she got confused. Now she does not know whether she should deal with her as a woman (in all senses) or what? 


If this “man-woman” wants to come and visit her in Saudi, should she offer her hospitality as a man or as a woman… or should she not bother offering him hospitality? 


Please note that he/she needs someone to support him/her in Islam, because he/she is still comes under the heading of those whose hearts have recently been reconciled to the truth. Islam is not yet firmly established in his heart, and we are afraid that not showing hospitality towards her in her house will be an impediment or may even cause him/her to leave Islam. No one wants to bear the responsibility for that.

 

Praise be to Allaah.
 

 

These people who hate the sex with which they were created
and wish that they were of the other sex, are in fact mentally ill. It may
be caused by a bad upbringing in some cases, and by the nature of the
society in which they live in other cases, which makes them hate the way
they are. So they object to the decree of Allaah and they want to change
their sex from one to the other. 

There may be some (acceptable) reasons for having a
sex-change operation that turns one from a male into a female. But what is
mentioned in the question is no more than a wish or a desire, although the
male genitalia were complete. It is not a case of what the fuqaha’ call
al-khuntha (hermaphrodite). Rather this person is naturally male, with all
the attributes of masculinity, but he wants to turn into a female, so he has
surgery to remove the penis and testicles, then the doctors construct a
vagina and increase the size of the breasts, and administer hormone
injections over a lengthy period until the voice becomes softer and the
distribution of fat on the body changes, and the person appears outwardly to
be female, but in fact he is a male. 

This operation is haraam in Islam, according to all the
reputable contemporary scholars. The earlier scholars did not discuss it
because it was not known and was not possible during their time. The fact
that it is forbidden is indicated by a number of things, including the
following: 

Firstly: the verses in which Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning): 

‘They (all those who worship others than Allaah) invoke
nothing but female deities besides Him (Allaah), and they invoke nothing but
Shaytaan (Satan), a persistent rebel!

118. Allaah cursed him. And he [Shaytaan (Satan)] said: “I
will take an appointed portion of your slaves.

119. “Verily, I will mislead them, and surely, I will
arouse in them false desires; and certainly, I will order them to slit the
ears of cattle, and indeed I will order them to change the nature created by
Allaah.” And whoever takes Shaytaan (Satan) as a Wali (protector or helper)
instead of Allaah, has surely, suffered a manifest loss.

120. He [Shaytaan (Satan)] makes promises to them, and
arouses in them false desires; and Shaytaan’s (Satan) promises are nothing
but deceptions.

121. The dwelling of such (people) is Hell, and they will
find no way of escape from it’

[al-Nisa’ 4:117-121]

Undoubtedly doing such operations is a kind of toying with
and changing the creation of Allaah. 

Secondly: It is proven in al-Saheeh that ‘Abd-Allaah
ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed men who imitate
women and women who imitate men. Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5546. 

Ibn Hajar said: For men to imitate women and women to imitate
men, deliberately and by choice, is haraam according to scholarly
consensus. 

Thirdly: the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) forbade hermaphrodites to enter upon women, if they pay attention
to women and their charms, and he ordered that they be banned from living
among people so as to guard against their evil.  

Imam al-Bukhaari
included this hadeeth in two chapters: (1) under the heading: “It is
forbidden for men who resemble women to enter upon women” and (2) under the
heading: “Expelling men who resemble women from people’s houses.” 

Ibn Hajar said: What we learn from this is that women should
observe hijab before those hermaphrodites who pay attention to women's
charms, and that they should be banned from living among people, as a means
to deter them. And it seems that doing this is obligatory. 

Fourthly: According to specialist doctors, this kind of
operation is not indicated by any kind of sound medical evidence, and it is
no more than the matter of personal whims and desires. 

And there is other evidence which indicates that it is
haraam. For more information, please see the book Ahkaam al-Jaraahah
al-Tibbiyyah, p. 199 

Dr Muhammad ‘Ali al-Barr said: Although the outward
appearance of such a person may deceive you into thinking that he is female,
in fact his biological structure remains male, even if it has been
obliterated completely. Moreover, there is no ovary or uterus and such a
person cannot menstruate or get pregnant at all. 

Based on the above, it is not permissible under any
circumstances for a woman to be alone with him, or to uncover or take off
her hijab in front of him, because he is in fact male, even though he may
now feel attracted towards males, because of the many female hormones in his
system. Undoubtedly these people are worse than the hermaphrodites whom the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade to enter
upon men, and ordered that they be banned from living among the people. 

Hence it may be more appropriate for more than one person to
meet with him, and to take him to a trustworthy psychologist who can treat
his illness. We ask Allaah to guide him and set his affairs straight. 

You could speak to a trustworthy Shaykh or seeker of
knowledge, and ask him to receive this person and teach him about his
religion and its rulings, and strengthen his ties with Islam and help him to
grow steadfast in his faith. This should be done in the presence of more
than one person. You should also understand that after doing as much as you
can for this person, guidance is in the hand of Allaah; He guides whomsoever
He will of His slaves. And Allaah knows best. 

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