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This paper discusses the impact of modern medical technology in proving sexual assault, the concept of sexual assault, its kinds and rulings and an exposition of the ruling on implementing medical-based evidence. The paper examines the various forms of sexual assault listed by scholars. These include: lustful glances at those to whom it is unlawful to look at, conversations between the genders when this could lead to committing a sin, being alone in a place with a woman where no one can enter, touching someone who is unlawful to touch and fornication. The paper also mentions the most important medical-based evidence that can be used to prove sexual assault such as fingerprinting, DNA profiling, blood analysis, semen analysis and hair analysis. The paper concludes that sexual assault of females is the act of propositioning females for sex or its preliminaries. In Islamic law, sexual assault is considered a crime because it contains many legally proscribed aspects such as those mentioned above. The study maintains that contemporary medical-based evidence is among the means that prove sexual assault, based on the legality of the implementation of evidence in general as well as on scholarly opinions maintaining the permissibility of using evidence as one of the means of proof. Despite the importance of the type of evidence mentioned in this study to determine the identity of the accused, it is not considered conclusive to establish sexual assault. The reason for this is the possibility of making a mistake or falsifying results. However, it is considered proof when supported by other kinds of evidence, though not independently.
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