The ruling on greeting a hermaphrodite of indeterminate sex
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Question:
A listener from southern Yemen says: We have a boy who is neither male nor female. He sat with women at weddings and celebrations. Is it permissible for women to greet him? Does touching this boy invalidate the ablution? He is thirty years old.
Answer:
This is called a hermaphrodite of indeterminate sex. If it is not clear whether he is male or female, then women should avoid him and keep their distance from him except out of necessity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
A listener from southern Yemen says: We have a boy who is neither male nor female. He sat with women at weddings and celebrations. Is it permissible for women to greet him? Does touching this boy invalidate the ablution? He is thirty years old.
Answer:
This is called a hermaphrodite of indeterminate sex. If it is not clear whether he is male or female, then women should avoid him and keep their distance from him except out of necessity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7485 — youtube.com (1:58)
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