What is the ruling on wearing contact lenses for the purpose of beautification?

The questioner : All right, Shaykh, one last question. What do you say about women wearing colored contact lenses, Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Is it for a need, or is it not for a need, or is it for beautification?

The questioner : It may be for beautification.

The Shaykh : All right, regarding beautification: does it make the eye beautiful, or does it make it look like the eyes of cats, dogs, or rabbits?

The questioner : It may be for beautification, and it may make the eye beautiful.

The Shaykh : If it is for beautification, there is nothing wrong with it, such as if there is a tint in the black of her eye and she wears honey-colored contact lenses; there is nothing wrong with that, especially for a married woman beautifying herself for her husband. However, wearing contact lenses that resemble the eyes of animals is not permissible.

The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : It has reached me that they wear colored contact lenses to match their clothes; if she wears blue clothes, she makes the lens blue, or if she wears red, she makes the lens red, and so on. This is foolishness and error. Here is another point that is necessary: the doctor must determine that it does not harm the eye. If he determines that it harms the eye, then wearing them is not permissible under any circumstances.