And the marriage of a hermaphrodite of ambiguous sex is not valid until his status is clarified

The Shaykh : He said "And the marriage of a hermaphrodite of ambiguous sex is not valid until his status is clarified" A hermaphrodite of ambiguous sex is one whose sex is unknown, whether he is male or female. Therefore, his marriage is not valid until his status is clarified. If it is clarified that he is a man, he is married to a woman; and if it is clarified that he is a woman, she is married to a man. A hermaphrodite of ambiguous sex is, for example, one who has both male and female organs, meaning both a vagina and a penis, and he urinates from both, and it has not been clarified that he is a man, meaning the signs of manhood or the specific signs of womanhood have not appeared on him. So we say he should not marry until his status is clarified. Until when?

The questioner : Until it is clarified.

The Shaykh : Until it is clarified. It continues without being clarified. Yes, we say that if possible, he should not marry. So what do we do with him? A man has a desire, but he is not a man, meaning a hermaphrodite has a strong desire?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes? It is not valid, and even if ... he might be a male, and this is a male. In any case, he remains unmarried, and we tell him as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If fasting benefits him, that is good. And if it does not benefit him, then there are, praise be to Allah, medications that calm the desire. He is given them until Allah brings about His decree. We ask Allah not to test us or you.

The questioner : Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Yes?