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Male nurse treating a female patient

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Q: If a lady went to a ladies hospital to give birth and after the ceasarean they needed to dress the stitches. According to the doctor, he sent and experienced male nurse for the dressing with a lady nurse. Is it acceptable or not?

Bismillaah

A: As far as possible, the male nurse should not be anywhere near.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.