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Psychiatrists & The Issue of Khalwa

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SunniPath Fiqh Q&A Support Team
Published
3 July 2005

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Question

I would like to become a Psychiatrist. This would most likely involve having to be alone in a room with a woman at some time. What would you advise?

Answer


Wa alaykum Assalam wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu,

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate

Please see the following link which answers your question:

Medical Practitioners

Also Related:

Khalwah

Fiqh of Khalwa: Being Alone with Someone of the Opposite Sex

Women at Work

Can a Woman Ride in a Taxi Alone with a Male Driver?

Some fiqh of female medical treatment.

Wassalam,

Hanafi Fiqh Team

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