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How can a woman working in the health sector adhere to the legitimate hijab while being obligated to wear a medical uniform? And what is the ruling on a woman working and studying in the field of obstetrics (midwifery) given the mixing with doctors, and is she required to abandon her studies or work to please the Creator?

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There is no specific dress that a woman is obligated to wear. Rather, the conditions of the legal hijab must be met. As for a doctor's mixing with and dealing with women, there is no harm in it, unless there is a fitna (temptation) or a lack of adherence to Islamic regulations. In such a case, it is not permissible except out of necessity or an urgent need.

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