What is the ruling on punishing an assailant with *qisas* (retaliation) for killing a *khuntha* (intersex person)?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Wounds

Book 47 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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Both a man and a woman are subject to the penalty of death (*qisas*) for killing a *khuntha*. This is because the *khuntha* must be either male or female, thus necessitating retaliation in kind.