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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A doctor’s seclusion with a sick woman

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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a doctor to be alone with a sick woman, the two of them in one room?

The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible for him to be alone with a woman, except
A man is not alone with a woman but the third of them is Ash-Shaitanرجل بامرأة إلا كان ثالثهما الشيطان
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2165Sahih (Darussalam)
does he not stay alone with her? Yes.

The presenter:
That is all, may Allah guide you.

The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل فمن المحبة النافعة : محبة الزوجة وما ملكت يمين الرجل — islamhouse.com (1:12:15)

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