Examination of the naked body for college admission or government employment

Question

Nowadays, at the time of recruitment into the police or admission to colleges, a person is stripped naked and given a medical examination. Is this permissible, given that uncovering the ʿawra is haram?

Answer

This need is not recognised by the Sharia as grounds for uncovering the ʿawra, because neither health nor life depends on it, nor does any other Sharia necessity depend on it. The acquisition of knowledge for which this examination is made is, firstly, itself open to question, since many beliefs contrary to Islam are built upon it; secondly, it does not depend on admission to…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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