Is it permissible for nurses to clean a patient and see their awrah when it is impossible for the patient to do so themselves?
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It is permissible for a female nurse to view a man's awrah when there is a necessity and no man is available to perform the task, based on the Almighty's saying: (So fear Allah as much as you are able), otherwise, it is not permissible.
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