Do medical books containing images of men and women conflict with the hijab, and is it permissible to draw parts of the human body for educational purposes in exams, considering the existence of hadiths prohibiting image-making?
The basic rule regarding drawing animate beings is prohibition. However, "necessities permit the forbidden," and among these necessities is the science of medicine, which is a collective obligation (fard kifaya). Since medicine relies on a precise understanding of the structure of the human body, there is no harm for a physician in studying anatomical drawings of the human body, both for men and women, and using them in examinations for medical students. Similarly, Islamic law has permitted a woman treating a man out of necessity, photographing children's toys out of need, photographing identification cards, and drawing body parts separately. All of this indicates the permissibility of using drawings and images in the study of medicine.
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