"To Allah belongs the dominion over the heavens and the earth. He creates what he wills. He prepares for whom he wills females, and He prepares for whom He wills males. Or He joins together the males and the females, and He makes those whom He wills to be Aqim (in a normal heterosexual way ineffectual; also barren). Indeed He is the Knowing, the Powerful."
"It is permissible to perform the operation in order to reveal what was hidden of male or female organs. Indeed, it is obligatory to do so on the grounds that it must be considered a treatment."
"The change of the sex (from man to woman and vice versa) through chirurgical means is permissible to transsexuals." (quoted according to Mohammad B. Ansari, Basel, Oktober 1998)
"If the passive (feminine) desire is prolonged, the person affected by it cannot be cured, in particular, if he is obviously feminine and effeminate and loves very much to be like a woman."
" The eunuchs (the hijras) are very much in demand with the aristocracy. They are generally very loyal and very attached to the interests of their employers. They are the favorite confidantes of their masters and mistresses and rarely abuse their confidence. They are admitted at all hours of the day and night in the zenanas (the harem), and often become rich, thanks to the generosity of their masters. many eunuchs at Oudh (Lucknow) have acquired an elevated social position and have had many honours and distinctions bestowed upon them."