If the bequest is for a female slave ('amah or jaryah), is the beneficiary entitled only to a female?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Bequests

Book 31 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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If the bequest is specifically for a female slave ('amah or jaryah), the beneficiary is entitled only to a female. It is not permissible to give the beneficiary an ambiguous hermaphrodite (khuntha mushkal) because it is unknown whether they are male or female.