Is it permissible for a female doctor to examine the numerous red fissures spread across the thigh of a girl about to be married, which are affecting her psychologically, especially since the hospital stated that a male doctor is more knowledgeable in this matter than a female doctor, and he will only provide the consultation, with treatment being non-surgical?
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The fundamental principle is that a Muslim woman should not expose any part of her 'awrah for medical treatment except to a female doctor. However, if the female doctor needs to consult a male doctor, that is permissible, because the examination by doctors is among the necessities that permit the unveiling of the 'awrah, as stated by Al-’Izz ibn ‘Abdus-Salam.
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