A woman complained of a toothache, so the female doctor referred her to a specialist to extract the tooth. What is the ruling on this?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: This woman asks, saying that she went to the hospital because she has a tooth that causes her severe pain, and the female doctor decided to extract it.
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
A woman asks, saying that she went to the hospital because she has a tooth that causes her pain.
The Shaykh:
She has one.
The questioner:
Because she has a tooth that causes her severe pain, the female doctor decided to extract it, but because she says it is stubborn, she referred her to a tooth extraction specialist. Is that permissible for her?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if the woman is unable to have it extracted herself and it causes her pain, she goes to the doctor out of dire necessity.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: This woman asks, saying that she went to the hospital because she has a tooth that causes her severe pain, and the female doctor decided to extract it.
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
A woman asks, saying that she went to the hospital because she has a tooth that causes her pain.
The Shaykh:
She has one.
The questioner:
Because she has a tooth that causes her severe pain, the female doctor decided to extract it, but because she says it is stubborn, she referred her to a tooth extraction specialist. Is that permissible for her?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if the woman is unable to have it extracted herself and it causes her pain, she goes to the doctor out of dire necessity.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [706 -939] امرأة اشتكت من ضرسها فحولتها الطبيبة إلى طبيب مختص ليخلع ضرسها، فما حكم ذلك؟ — youtube.com
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