The Ruling on Surgical Operations to Correct Deformed Body Parts
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The questioner:
I move on to this question from Abu Muhsin, who asks: What is the ruling on performing surgical operations to correct deformed body parts resulting from an accident or other causes?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that. If the deformity in the body parts or elsewhere can be treated, and if treatment is possible, then it is permissible; there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. What is the impermissible alteration?
The Shaykh:
Altering the creation of Allah includes shaving the beard, lengthening the mustache, or a woman plucking her eyebrows. This is altering the creation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Leaving these things as they are is beauty in a person, while removing them is disfigurement. As for treatment, it is the opposite; it is not disfigurement but rather beautification sought to correct a deficiency that occurs in an organ or an excess that causes disfigurement, so it is treated and removed. If the treatment is in the category of removing harm or in the category of beautification, there is nothing wrong with it. However, if it is in the category of disfigurement, he does not need this thing; rather, he wants to remove what beautifies and adorns him, and this is forbidden. As the devil said:[An-Nisa 4:119] They interpreted this as tattooing, plucking the eyebrows, and other such forbidden matters.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
I move on to this question from Abu Muhsin, who asks: What is the ruling on performing surgical operations to correct deformed body parts resulting from an accident or other causes?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that. If the deformity in the body parts or elsewhere can be treated, and if treatment is possible, then it is permissible; there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. What is the impermissible alteration?
The Shaykh:
Altering the creation of Allah includes shaving the beard, lengthening the mustache, or a woman plucking her eyebrows. This is altering the creation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Leaving these things as they are is beauty in a person, while removing them is disfigurement. As for treatment, it is the opposite; it is not disfigurement but rather beautification sought to correct a deficiency that occurs in an organ or an excess that causes disfigurement, so it is treated and removed. If the treatment is in the category of removing harm or in the category of beautification, there is nothing wrong with it. However, if it is in the category of disfigurement, he does not need this thing; rather, he wants to remove what beautifies and adorns him, and this is forbidden. As the devil said:
and I will command them so they will change the creation of Allah
وَلَآمُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلْقَ اللَّهِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/199 — archive.org (2:03)
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