Medical students holding non-mahram

[Muhammad Rafi'ie]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Dear Imam,

I have a question regarding Student's In Medical and Physio courses which force them to expose their bodies to the opposite sex. This is said to be compulsory and rule of the faculty.

For example the male student's have to expose their bodies to the female student's, sometimes near their private part.

Or the female student's have to massage the male student's on their thigh and body.

Is it permissible for the student's to perform massage and expose their body for study purposes.

I hope dear Imam could provide a strong fatwa which could be a guideline for our dear brothers and sisters here.


Thank You very much.

Syukran

[Imam]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem



Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu



All Praise be to Allah who is the Lord of the Worlds, and may Endless Blessings be showered upon His Most Beloved, and Final Messenger of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa aalihi wa Sallam)

It is forbidden for a non-mahram to hold another non-mahram's body part, or to massage it, or to see it, whether it be for scientific or for educational purposes.

There have been many posts previously, in our archives section, relating to, and detailing this prohibition. I am sure that there are alternative methods for the faculty to adopt, rather than to have non mahrams probing other non mahrams. Please use the following link as a guide:

ashraf786.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=misc&action=display&thread=18471

Please refer to similar topics in the archives section.









Jazak'Allah for your question.



Wallahu A'lamu Biththawaab


M. Waseem Ashrafi