{"id":35854,"date":"2025-05-13T15:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=35854"},"modified":"2025-07-20T19:31:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T19:31:20","slug":"ruling-on-a-muslim-female-dentist-treating-male-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/ruling-on-a-muslim-female-dentist-treating-male-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruling on a Muslim Female Dentist Treating Male Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 08226<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by Alimah Shireen Mangera-Badat<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Please can you advise if a Muslim female dentist is allowed to work on male patients while wearing gloves and in the presence of a female colleague (assistant)?<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Due to the nature of this profession, which involves physical contact with non-mahrams, it is advisable to exercise caution, such as wearing gloves, as you mentioned. This is considered a valid motivation to remove hardship, allowing flexibility in such circumstances. [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you can prioritise accepting more female patients, that would be preferable. However, Islam is a religion of ease [2] and does not seek to burden or inconvenience you unnecessarily.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Answered by Alimah Shireen Mangera-Badat<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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Sunan an-Nasa’i 5034<\/span><\/p>\n

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