Why It is Not Haram to Be a Sonographer in Islam with 5 Proofs
C.J Ahmed-13.04.2023
A Sonographer is a healthcare professional who specializes in using ultrasound sevices to diagnose various diseases and ailments in patients. It is not haram to be a Sonographer because men cn treat women and women can treat men even if they are non-mahram. Imam Bukhari uner the chapter “May a man treat a woman or a woman treat a man?” mentioned the folloing hadith,
Some try to forbid male doctors from treating female patients and female doctors to treat male patients by stating tht it is haram but such nonsensical arguments have very little basis because the above hadiths prove beyond doubt tht a mle or femle cn tret ptints of the opposite gender. there is nothing haram in a male doctor examinine a female patient and vice verse because touching a non-Mahram is not haram in Islam and the evidence is as follows,
Th above hadith proves that touching non-mahrm is not haram. Evn if we agree for the sake of argument that treating patients of the opposite gender is haram, still it is halal under necessity. Narrated Anas (rali):
Large amounts of silk is generally forbidden for men and and certain reasons and necessity the two mentioned Sahabi in the hadith were allowed to wear silk. Allah (says in the Quran,
"He hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name hath been invoked besides that of Allah. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then is he guiltless. For Allah is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful." (Al-Quran 2:178)
He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and any (food) over which the name of other than Allah has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
(Al Quran-16:115)
Eating dead animals is generally haram but under necsity it was allowed and the following hadith proves this,
He found it, but did not find its owner, and it fell ill. His wife said: Slaughter it. But he refused and it died.
She said: Skin it so that we may dry its fat and flesh and then eat them.
He said: Let me ask the Messenger of Allah (sal). So he came to him (the Prophet) and asked him. He said: Have you sufficient for your needs? He replied: No. He then said: Then eat it.
Then its owner came and he told him the story. He said: Why did you not slaughter it? He replied: I was ashamed (or afraid) of you (Abu-Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)
It is clear fom the above proofs that working as a Sonographer is halal in Islam and even the prophet (sal) sent physicians to treat his companions and even himself.
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:
‘’ The Prophet (sal) sent a physician to Ubayy (ibn Ka'b), and he cut his vein.” (Abu Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)
Prophet (sal) sent to Ubayy b. Ka'b a physician who cut a vein of his and cauterized it. (Sahih Muslim and Mishkat ul Msabih which was authenticated by Sheikh Albani)
Abu Rimthah said “My father said to him (the Prophet): Show me what is on your back, for I am a physician. He (the Prophet) said: You are only a soother. Its physician is He Who has created it.” (Abu Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)
A Sonographer is a healthcare professional who specializes in using ultrasound sevices to diagnose various diseases and ailments in patients. It is not haram to be a Sonographer because men cn treat women and women can treat men even if they are non-mahram. Imam Bukhari uner the chapter “May a man treat a woman or a woman treat a man?” mentioned the folloing hadith,
- Narrated Rubai bint Mu`adh bin Afra:
- Narrated Ar-Rabi'bint Mu'auwidh:
Some try to forbid male doctors from treating female patients and female doctors to treat male patients by stating tht it is haram but such nonsensical arguments have very little basis because the above hadiths prove beyond doubt tht a mle or femle cn tret ptints of the opposite gender. there is nothing haram in a male doctor examinine a female patient and vice verse because touching a non-Mahram is not haram in Islam and the evidence is as follows,
- Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Th above hadith proves that touching non-mahrm is not haram. Evn if we agree for the sake of argument that treating patients of the opposite gender is haram, still it is halal under necessity. Narrated Anas (rali):
- The Prophet (sal) allowed `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf and Az-Zubair bin Al-`Awwam to wear silk because they were suffering from an itch" .
Large amounts of silk is generally forbidden for men and and certain reasons and necessity the two mentioned Sahabi in the hadith were allowed to wear silk. Allah (says in the Quran,
"He hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name hath been invoked besides that of Allah. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then is he guiltless. For Allah is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful." (Al-Quran 2:178)
He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and any (food) over which the name of other than Allah has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
(Al Quran-16:115)
Eating dead animals is generally haram but under necsity it was allowed and the following hadith proves this,
- Narrated Jabir ibn Samurah:
He found it, but did not find its owner, and it fell ill. His wife said: Slaughter it. But he refused and it died.
She said: Skin it so that we may dry its fat and flesh and then eat them.
He said: Let me ask the Messenger of Allah (sal). So he came to him (the Prophet) and asked him. He said: Have you sufficient for your needs? He replied: No. He then said: Then eat it.
Then its owner came and he told him the story. He said: Why did you not slaughter it? He replied: I was ashamed (or afraid) of you (Abu-Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)
It is clear fom the above proofs that working as a Sonographer is halal in Islam and even the prophet (sal) sent physicians to treat his companions and even himself.
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:
‘’ The Prophet (sal) sent a physician to Ubayy (ibn Ka'b), and he cut his vein.” (Abu Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)
Prophet (sal) sent to Ubayy b. Ka'b a physician who cut a vein of his and cauterized it. (Sahih Muslim and Mishkat ul Msabih which was authenticated by Sheikh Albani)
Abu Rimthah said “My father said to him (the Prophet): Show me what is on your back, for I am a physician. He (the Prophet) said: You are only a soother. Its physician is He Who has created it.” (Abu Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)