The ruling on exposing the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) during a medical procedure
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks about the ruling on what is done in hospitals regarding the exposure of the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) when performing a procedure on a man or a woman, where they are completely stripped of their clothes. Is it permissible for the patient to comply with them? And if they do so without his permission, is it a sin?
Answer:
It is not permissible to expose the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) to a male or female doctor except out of dire necessity. If the treatment depends on exposing the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), then it is exposed only to the extent of the necessity. One does not exceed the pressing need; one does not exceed the pressing need. This is because it is a dispensation, and a dispensation is limited to its measure and not exceeded. So in case of dire necessity, if the treatment depends on exposing the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), it is permissible only to that extent and not beyond. It is not permissible for the patient to obey them if he has a choice and knows what is permissible. He should not surrender to them. However, if he is in a state where he does not know anything, the sin falls on the doctors themselves, and he is not accountable because he is not a person of legal responsibility. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks about the ruling on what is done in hospitals regarding the exposure of the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) when performing a procedure on a man or a woman, where they are completely stripped of their clothes. Is it permissible for the patient to comply with them? And if they do so without his permission, is it a sin?
Answer:
It is not permissible to expose the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) to a male or female doctor except out of dire necessity. If the treatment depends on exposing the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), then it is exposed only to the extent of the necessity. One does not exceed the pressing need; one does not exceed the pressing need. This is because it is a dispensation, and a dispensation is limited to its measure and not exceeded. So in case of dire necessity, if the treatment depends on exposing the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), it is permissible only to that extent and not beyond. It is not permissible for the patient to obey them if he has a choice and knows what is permissible. He should not surrender to them. However, if he is in a state where he does not know anything, the sin falls on the doctors themselves, and he is not accountable because he is not a person of legal responsibility. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 10 — archive.org (1:03:16)
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