{"_id":"66ec53f1b4b3ebc118a409c7","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Can women work healthcare jobs where they will have to see and touch the body of the opposite gender?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\"},\"insert\":\"Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to work in the medical field more specially as a diagnostic medical sonographer where she will scan different body parts in the opposite gender where she will have to see and touch (with gloves on)?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"(1) If it is possible to diagnose and treat the illness by merely listening to something, it is not permissible for him to look at or touch the female patient.\\n(2) If it is possible for him to diagnose and treat the illness by merely looking at the female patient, it is not permissible for him to touch her.\\n(3) He may only look at or touch the areas whose observation or touch is needed to diagnose or treat the illness.\\n(4) His looking and touching must be free of any desire whatsoever.\\n(5) He must ensure that he avoids being in impermissible seclusion (khalwa) with the female patient: this is dangerous enough when the female doesn't reveal the parts of her body that are impermissible for him to look at, so how should it be when she reveals such parts of her body for him to look at or even touch! He should therefore make sure that the room's door is open or that another woman (such as the secretary) is present with them.\\n\\nAll of the above rulings also apply to a Muslim female who visits a male doctor whenever it is permissible for her to do so (in other words, she may only allow the doctor to look at or to touch what is needed in order to diagnose and treat the illness).\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff00b76658b4c2329a9","tag":"Contemporary Life: Jobs and Career","count":120},{"_id":"668d9fde0b76658b4c232779","tag":"Women: Modesty","count":60},{"_id":"668d9fe00b76658b4c2327b5","tag":"Men: Modesty","count":37}],"createdOn":"2024-09-19T16:40:17.582Z"}