Medical Issues: Is It Always Ḥarām to Look at a Woman’s Genitals — Even for Medical Treatment?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Medical Issues: Is It Always Ḥarām to Look at a Woman’s Genitals — Even for Medical Treatment?

English:

Question #1293:

Apart from her husband, is it absolutely ḥarām for anyone, including the treating doctor, to look at the genitals of a woman?

Answer #1293:

It is ḥarām for anyone other than the husband to look at the woman’s genitals. The ban includes the treating male/female doctor unless it is necessary on medical grounds.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Medical Issues