Assalamualikum ..let me introduce myself first..im an muslim age 20..unmarried..I have problems of low blood pressure and can easily become weak. So luckily i have my house-maid.. she is about 30 and already married.. so i asked her sometimes to massage my body to help me feel better..so the problem is i wanna asked ustadz what is the hukum or fatwa in this case..is it haram or allowed in Islam..if it is haram in Islam, how about the case of doctor and patience which are different sex.. please help me ustadz..i have asked my friends..some of them said it is ok and some of them refused..but i choose the one who said ok..because i feel it right and allowed..i dont know whether my choices are right..so please help me ustadz..thanks for your cooperations..
Answer:
(Fatwa: 555=543/B)
Though, the housemaid is married, but you are non-Mahram to each other. It will not be allowed to ask her to massage your body. The medical doctors and Hakims can see and touch the body of opposite sexes in exigent situations. The housemaid is not your physician i.e. she is not a qualified doctor; therefore it is not allowed to take her as doctor. This act of yours is not right; you must not get your body massaged by her.
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