A woman undergoing a procedure with a male doctor out of necessity
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman is suffering from varicose veins in her legs, and upon her visit to the hospital, they informed her that she needs a procedure, and a man will perform it. She has hesitated about having it done. Is it permissible for her to have this procedure performed by a male doctor out of necessity?
Answer:
If she is suffering and there is no female doctor, there is no harm in her having it done by a man out of dire necessity. However, if there is a female doctor, it is not permissible for her to be treated by a man. Or if she is not suffering, it is not permissible for her. This is only in the case of dire necessity. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman is suffering from varicose veins in her legs, and upon her visit to the hospital, they informed her that she needs a procedure, and a man will perform it. She has hesitated about having it done. Is it permissible for her to have this procedure performed by a male doctor out of necessity?
Answer:
If she is suffering and there is no female doctor, there is no harm in her having it done by a man out of dire necessity. However, if there is a female doctor, it is not permissible for her to be treated by a man. Or if she is not suffering, it is not permissible for her. This is only in the case of dire necessity. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 040 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / المناسك / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:32)
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