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What is the legal ruling regarding my work as a nurse in laser hair removal from all areas of the body, including sensitive areas for women, and is it permissible for me to continue in this job?

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Originally, it is obligatory for a woman to cover her awrah (what is between the navel and the knee) in front of another woman. It is forbidden to look at it unless there is a necessity or a need, such as a woman being unable to remove her own pubic hair. A doctor is permitted to look and touch out of necessity, but it is obligatory to cover everything except the area of need. If a woman is capable of removing her own pubic hair, it is not permissible for her to uncover it. Laser hair removal is permissible unless harm is proven, and it is stipulated that there must be a pressing need and that the woman cannot remove it herself. Namṣ (plucking eyebrows) is forbidden, whether by laser or plucking.

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