Is it possible for a hermaphrodite to be a male, such that his leading of the prayer is valid?
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The questioner : He struck her. If he touched the… before, in a case of a hermaphrodite, it is problematic. If he touched the… before the hermaphrodite, it is problematic, so it does not invalidate it; it does not invalidate it because the state of wudu' remains upon him. Do you understand how it is now? The hermaphrodite is problematic, meaning… Is the correct one… Yes. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It cannot be a possibility; it can be a management of what?
The Shaykh : No, there is a possibility that he is a male, but because it is a condition that the imam of the males be a male, whereas in this case, the default is the continuation of the wudu', because here we do not have a basis to build upon. In the issue of touching the private parts, we have a basis, which is the continuation of purity. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when a man came to him complaining that he felt something in the prayer and was in doubt, said: "Do not leave the prayer until you hear a sound or find a smell."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It cannot be a possibility; it can be a management of what?
The Shaykh : No, there is a possibility that he is a male, but because it is a condition that the imam of the males be a male, whereas in this case, the default is the continuation of the wudu', because here we do not have a basis to build upon. In the issue of touching the private parts, we have a basis, which is the continuation of purity. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when a man came to him complaining that he felt something in the prayer and was in doubt, said: "Do not leave the prayer until you hear a sound or find a smell."
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3222هل ممكن أن يكون الخنثى ذكر فتصح إمامته؟📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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