Orthodontics for a pressing need
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible to do what is called orthodontics for a pressing need, such as when one of his front teeth is protruding beyond the others, so he gets braces to straighten them?
Answer:
This falls under the category of treatment, so there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible to do what is called orthodontics for a pressing need, such as when one of his front teeth is protruding beyond the others, so he gets braces to straighten them?
Answer:
This falls under the category of treatment, so there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يصنع إذا اجتمع الداعيان — islamhouse.com (1:00:32)
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