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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE - 337 : ANTARA DOKTOR LELAKI MUSLIM DENGAN DOKTOR PEREMPUAN BUKAN MUSLIM, SIAPAKAH YANG LEBIH DIDAHULUKAN?
Who should be given priority to deliver a baby: a male Muslim doctor or a female non-Muslim doctor?
Short answer
When a female patient's aurah must be exposed, the order of priority is a female Muslim doctor, then a female non-Muslim doctor, then a male Muslim doctor, and lastly a male non-Muslim doctor.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
When a female patient's aurah must be exposed, the order of priority is a female Muslim doctor, then a female non-Muslim doctor, then a male Muslim doctor, and lastly a male non-Muslim doctor. A female non-Muslim doctor is therefore preferred over a male Muslim doctor, as this is safer and further from fitnah. A male doctor may treat her only when no qualified female doctor is available, under conditions such as being accompanied by a mahram, husband or trustworthy woman, no seclusion, and exposure limited to what is necessary.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Manakala ketika perlu melihat kepada aurat pesakit perempuan utamakan dahulu doktor perempuan muslim, kemudian barulah doktor perempuan bukan muslim, kemudian doktor lelaki muslim dan akhir sekali barulah doktor lelaki bukan muslim.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE - 337 : ANTARA DOKTOR LELAKI MUSLIM DENGAN DOKTOR PEREMPUAN BUKAN MUSLIM, SIAPAKAH YANG LEBIH DIDAHULUKAN?”, 27 November 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/3835-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-337-siapakah-yang-lebih-didahulukan-antara-doktor-lelaki-muslim-dengan-doktor-perempuan-bukan-muslim-bagi-menyambut-kelahiran-bayi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/male-muslim-or-female-non-muslim-doctor-priority/