{"id":15094,"date":"2020-05-20T17:54:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T17:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=15094"},"modified":"2020-05-20T17:54:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T17:54:05","slug":"can-one-become-a-nurse-although-it-entails-treating-patients-of-both-genders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/can-one-become-a-nurse-although-it-entails-treating-patients-of-both-genders\/","title":{"rendered":"Can one become a Nurse although it entails Treating Patients of Both Genders?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFatwa ID: 03749<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnswered by: Shaykh Umer Khan<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tQuestion<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAssalamu alaikum Mufti Saab.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIs it allowed for a woman to be a nurse if her job requires her to treat men also? And is this the same for men becoming doctors and nurses etc. as they are required to treat both genders? This is, <\/span><\/span>particularly<\/span><\/span> in our western countries. I don't know how it works in Islamic countries.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0645<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tAnswer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDue to the nature of<\/span><\/span> the medical<\/span><\/span> treatment, in an ideal Muslim setting, male doctors and nurses would treat male patients, and female doctors and nurses would treat female patients — this is especially true when examination or treatment requires uncovering the patient's \u02bbawrah\/nakedness. However, a medical practitioner of the same gender is not always available, and furthermore, it is actually illegal in many places for a doctor or nurse to refuse <\/span><\/span>to treat<\/span><\/span> a patient of the opposite gender. Hence, exceptions are permitted due to the principle of need in Isl\u0101mic Law, but only to the extent of its necessity. Im\u0101m al-\u1e24a\u1e63kaf\u012b states: "And for medical treatment, in that, a male doctor may look at (and treat) the affected area (of a woman's body) but only to the extent of need, for cases of need are restricted to the actual need… And it is preferable that the male doctor teaches and instructs a female to treat her, for looking at (and treating) someone from the same gender is a lesser of evil".[1]<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIt is permissible for a man or woman to be a doctor or nurse even if their job requires examination and treatment of patients of the opposite gender — but certain conditions must be followed:<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\ta- The doctor or nurse should limit any contact with patients of the opposite gender to only what is absolutely necessary and keep the interaction professional.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tb- Seclusion (<\/span><\/span>khalwah<\/span><\/span>) with the patient should be avoided, either by keeping the room open or by having another person present (such as another medical practitioner, secretary, or family member of the patient). If the doctor or nurse finds themselves tempted during interactions with patients of the opposite gender, it would be best for them to switch professions.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tOnly Allah knows best<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWritten by Shaykh Umer Khan<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChecked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDarul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t[1]<\/a> Raddu al-Mu\u1e25t\u0101r, 6\/371<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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