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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Your Questions Answered (volume 3) Q40:age Limit For Purdah? Is there any limit to the age of 'Namahram'? We had a lady of 70 years who died and her face was kept open and every man was asked to come and see her face. Someone objected, but he was told that after 70 years it is allowed. A. If a man is of such an advanced age that he has completely lost all sexual desires, then a woman may go before him with open face.

But nobody can fix any age-limit for this change. It depends upon health, race and many other such factors. And in any case, it was improper for the 'Na-Mahrams' to go to see the face of that dead woman. Only 'Mahram' males should have been allowed there, no matter what her age. Q41:VAGINAL EXAMINATION BY A DOCTOR Should a Muslim woman allow her vaginal examination by a male doctor? A.

According to Islam, a man is not allowed to look at the body or hair of a "Ghair Mahram" woman, whether it is with lusty intention or not. Likewise, a woman is not allowed to look at the body of a "Ghair Mahram*' man. This is the basic rule. Now coming to your Question. If it is necessary for a male doctor, for the purpose of treatment of a "Ghair-Mahram" woman, to look at her or to touch her, then it is allowed.

But if the treatment can be done by just looking at her, he should not touch her; and if it can be done by just touching her without looking, he should not look at her. If there is no lady doctor and diagnosis is not possible without vaginal examination, the male doctor should at first try to use a mirror and look into the mirror. If this is not possible, then looking at the private parts is allowed.

Q42: SEPARATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS A PROBLEM Is the meeting of a boy and a girl (both adult) with the sole purpose of marriage allowed in Islam in this 20 century? A closed-eye procedure leads to many problems later. A. They are allowed to see each other once only. (This permission does not include touching or going out together). And so far as "many problems later" are concerned, the ratio of divorces to the Marriages in western countries is well-known.

(It reaches the ratio of 1:3, and in some places even 1:2). So, the "open-eye" procedure creates more troubles than our "backward out-of-date barbaric" system can ever do. Anyhow, if they want to get to know more of each other, the only legal way, which I can think of, is to enter into "Mut'a" openly.