Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to work as a nurse in a non-Islamic country, in a ward for elderly men, which necessitates washing them while they are naked and looking at their private parts?
This work is impermissible due to the woman's exposure to men's awrah (private parts). Details and regulations concerning women's work have been previously provided in previous fatwas.
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