The Ruling on a Woman Going to a Doctor and the Sharia Conditions Thereof
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Question:
You ask, may Allah reward you with good, about the ruling in the Sharia regarding a woman going to a female doctor accompanied by another woman or two, such as her mother and sister, and her going to this doctor instead of a female doctor because there is no female doctor in this specialty, while strictly adhering to the Sharia dress code, covering the face, feet, and hands, not being submissive in speech, and not looking at the doctor. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is not permissible for a woman to be treated by a doctor except under certain conditions. First, that there is no other specialist available. Second, that she is in dire necessity for it, such that if she leaves the treatment, she will face danger or severe harm. Third, that she does not remain alone with him. Rather, she must be in the presence of women or in the presence of men; she must not be alone with him in an empty place under the pretext of treatment, for this is a forbidden seclusion.
Fourth, that she is covered and does not expose any part of her body except to the extent necessary for treatment only, to the extent that he is compelled to expose for the sake of treatment. And Allah the Exalted knows best.
You ask, may Allah reward you with good, about the ruling in the Sharia regarding a woman going to a female doctor accompanied by another woman or two, such as her mother and sister, and her going to this doctor instead of a female doctor because there is no female doctor in this specialty, while strictly adhering to the Sharia dress code, covering the face, feet, and hands, not being submissive in speech, and not looking at the doctor. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is not permissible for a woman to be treated by a doctor except under certain conditions. First, that there is no other specialist available. Second, that she is in dire necessity for it, such that if she leaves the treatment, she will face danger or severe harm. Third, that she does not remain alone with him. Rather, she must be in the presence of women or in the presence of men; she must not be alone with him in an empty place under the pretext of treatment, for this is a forbidden seclusion.
Fourth, that she is covered and does not expose any part of her body except to the extent necessary for treatment only, to the extent that he is compelled to expose for the sake of treatment. And Allah the Exalted knows best.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4915- حكم ذهاب المرأة للطبيب والقيود الشرعية في ذلك - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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