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Is it permissible to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology given the hadith which states that excessive looking at 'awrah (private parts) causes forgetfulness?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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For a woman to learn and practice gynecology and obstetrics is a communal obligation (fard kifaya). It is permissible for her to look at the 'awrah (private parts) when there is a need, such as during childbirth or to ascertain virginity. As for what has been reported that looking at the grave 'awrahs causes forgetfulness or blindness, all the narrations to that effect are unsound and are fabricated (mawdu'at).

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