A Study of the Physician’s Act of Hymenorrhaphy according to Intentionalism regarding Sharia Rulings

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1 Associate professor, Department of Jurisprudence and Judicial Law, al-Mustafa International University, Qom, Iran

2 Assistant professor, Department of Maʿarif, Islamic Azad University, Eslamshahr Branch.

Abstract

Reasons such as an innate lack of hymen, instances of rape, engagement in heavy physical exercises, and past wrongdoings (accompanied by repentance) are factors contributing to the growing demand for hymenorrhaphy or hymenoplasty among girls. The legitimacy of such a surgical procedure hinges on the adherence of both the treatment seeker and the physician to valid jurisprudential principles. To validate such surgery, one approach is to consider the "intentions of Sharia" or the purposes, goals, and objectives of the Sharia legislator in formulating religious rulings. An examination of the written documents related to the physician's actions, the focal point of our research, and a commitment to religious texts, alongside the consideration of intentions like preserving lives, maintaining dignity, concealing flaws, and addressing counterarguments against the legitimacy of the physician's actions (citing concerns such as the prohibition of touching and looking at someone else's genitalia, as well as assisting in sinful acts such as cheating) allows us to justify the physician's actions within the framework of Sharia. This new perspective provides a means to address some of the pertinent issues surrounding this practice.

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Jurisprudential - legal studies of woman and family
Volume 6, Issue 12 - Serial Number 12
January 2024
Pages 109-135

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  • Receive Date: 10 March 2022
  • Revise Date: 26 June 2022
  • Accept Date: 27 August 2022

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