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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Shaving the pubic hair of a child with Down syndrome must be performed by a man when there is dire necessity

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The questioner:
And likewise, may Allah preserve you, you ask: Is it permissible for a mother whose child is afflicted with what is called Down syndrome to look at his private parts when she shaves his pubic hair?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
Is it permissible for a mother whose child is afflicted with what is called Down syndrome to look at his private parts when she shaves his pubic hair?

The Shaykh:
Any man who shaves it, a man, this is for dire necessity, there is nothing wrong with it, but a man must perform it, not a woman, either her brother or her father.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1829] حلق عانة الطفل المنغولي يجب أن يتولاه رجل عند الضرورة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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