FatwaFederal TerritoriesDress, Awrah & Adornment
AL-KAFI #339 : HUKUM MENDEDAHKAN LENGAN KETIKA PENGENDALIAN MERAWAT PESAKIT
Is a female healthcare worker allowed to expose her forearms while treating patients?
Short answer
It is permissible for a female healthcare worker to expose her forearms while treating patients, because of pressing need and as a way to prevent infection through frequent washing.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Dress, Awrah & Adornment
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
It is permissible for a female healthcare worker to expose her forearms while treating patients, because of pressing need and as a way to prevent infection through frequent washing. The ruling rests on the legal maxim that hardship brings ease. It follows the Hanafi view that the forearm is not part of a woman's awrah in cases of necessity. In ordinary circumstances, the Shafi'i school does not permit exposing the forearms.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #339 : HUKUM MENDEDAHKAN LENGAN KETIKA PENGENDALIAN MERAWAT PESAKIT”, 21 July 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1270-al-kafi-339-hukum-mendedahkan-lengan-ketika-pengendalian-merawat-pesakit. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-exposing-forearms-while-treating-patients/