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What is the ruling on a forensic doctor examining a woman's private parts by judicial order, and does that nullify her ablution? And what is the ruling on autopsying bodies by judicial order, and does that nullify minor or major ablution?

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The basic principle is that a woman should be examined by another woman. If no woman is available, then it is permissible for a man to perform the examination out of necessity, limiting his gaze and touch to what is needed. The doctor's ablution (wudu') is invalidated if pre-seminal fluid (madhy) or seminal fluid (maniy) is discharged from him, or if he touches the woman's private parts without a barrier. The woman's ablution is invalidated by touching her private parts without a barrier or by the discharge of any fluid. Dissecting a deceased body is permissible for a preponderant benefit, and it does not invalidate minor ritual purity (wudu') or necessitate a major ritual bath (ghusl) unless its specific causes occur.

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