What is the ruling on a woman going for an examination by a doctor?
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The questioner : What is the ruling in the Shari'ah, in your view, O honorable Shaykh, regarding a woman going for an examination by a doctor?
The Shaykh : If there is a pressing need for a male doctor to examine a sick woman, there is no blame on her in this, but on the condition that he looks only at what needs to be looked at, without looking at anything extra.
A second condition: that a mahram (a relative one may not marry) be with her so that the doctor does not remain alone with her.
A third condition: that the doctor be trustworthy and known for his chastity; if he is known for the opposite, then it is not permissible.
The fourth condition, which is the most fundamental: that she has a need for it.
So the conditions are four: that she has a need for it, that he does not look at her except at what needs to be looked at, that he does not remain alone with her, and that he be trustworthy.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : If there is a pressing need for a male doctor to examine a sick woman, there is no blame on her in this, but on the condition that he looks only at what needs to be looked at, without looking at anything extra.
A second condition: that a mahram (a relative one may not marry) be with her so that the doctor does not remain alone with her.
A third condition: that the doctor be trustworthy and known for his chastity; if he is known for the opposite, then it is not permissible.
The fourth condition, which is the most fundamental: that she has a need for it.
So the conditions are four: that she has a need for it, that he does not look at her except at what needs to be looked at, that he does not remain alone with her, and that he be trustworthy.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.