Is it permissible for female students to act out family roles (such as a father and mother) in front of a male doctor, while adhering to Islamic dress code, for a compulsory university assignment that accounts for 40% of the total grades?

Contemporary scholars have differed on the ruling concerning acting. Some have prohibited it due to its inclusion of falsehood, while others have permitted it, citing the story of the bald man, the blind man, and the leper as evidence. They have conditioned permissibility with certain stipulations, including: that a Muslim should not portray the character of a disbeliever, an animal, or the Prophets and Companions, and that a man should not play the role of a woman or vice versa. The opinion of permissibility is perhaps stronger if it is free from legal prohibitions and if it results in a legitimate benefit.

As for a woman acting in front of a non-mahram man, the default ruling is impermissibility due to the potential for fitna (temptation) that it may lead to. Islamic law has established regulations for interaction between the sexes. However, if refraining from it would lead to unavoidable harm, then there is no blame upon the women, and the sin falls upon those who compelled them. Those responsible for education in the Islamic world should fear Allah concerning the children of Muslims by following legitimate Islamic methods.