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Is it considered wrong from an Islamic perspective for a female doctor to examine male non-mahram patients by herself in a closed room?

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Women play a great role in raising generations and advancing the nation. They are permitted to work outside the home within what suits them, without violating Islamic law. It is not permissible for a woman to treat men except in cases of extreme necessity, such as the absence of a male doctor or in urgent situations that cannot be delayed, because this leads to impermissible mixing and seclusion. Female doctors must specialize in treating women, and male doctors in treating men, for Allah Almighty says: "And He has explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except that to which you are compelled."

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