Is it permissible to go to the doctor and reveal one's 'awrah due to an illness therein?
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It is permissible to expose one's awrah to a doctor for the purpose of treatment, by agreement of the scholars, provided that no more of the awrah is exposed than what is necessary for the treatment.
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