What is the ruling on straightening teeth, and what is the ruling on removing moles from a woman's face?
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Question:
Another question, also related to the previous one or close to it. It has become common in dentistry to install a bridge to straighten crooked teeth and reduce their protrusion. Is it permissible, Honorable Shaykh, for me to straighten my teeth in any way, whether the protrusion is severe or ordinary? I also ask about the ruling on removing moles from the face?
Answer:
Teeth that are disfigured or in pain require treatment, such as bonding or covering with gold. There is no harm in that out of necessity. There is no harm in that out of necessity, and to remove the disfigurement and the harm, because this falls under the category of permissible treatment. However, if the teeth are ordinary, with no disfigurement and no defect whatsoever, it is not permissible to tamper with them with the intention or assumption that this is for adornment. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who file their teeth. They are those who file their teeth without need for it, but only for the sake of adornment. This is a change of the creation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) that is not needed. Rather, it is a form of extravagance and a change of the creation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Likewise, regarding the treatment of moles on the face that you mentioned: if they are disfiguring and there is a medical treatment that removes them, there is no harm in that, as this is the removal of disfigurement.
Another question, also related to the previous one or close to it. It has become common in dentistry to install a bridge to straighten crooked teeth and reduce their protrusion. Is it permissible, Honorable Shaykh, for me to straighten my teeth in any way, whether the protrusion is severe or ordinary? I also ask about the ruling on removing moles from the face?
Answer:
Teeth that are disfigured or in pain require treatment, such as bonding or covering with gold. There is no harm in that out of necessity. There is no harm in that out of necessity, and to remove the disfigurement and the harm, because this falls under the category of permissible treatment. However, if the teeth are ordinary, with no disfigurement and no defect whatsoever, it is not permissible to tamper with them with the intention or assumption that this is for adornment. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who file their teeth. They are those who file their teeth without need for it, but only for the sake of adornment. This is a change of the creation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) that is not needed. Rather, it is a form of extravagance and a change of the creation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Likewise, regarding the treatment of moles on the face that you mentioned: if they are disfiguring and there is a medical treatment that removes them, there is no harm in that, as this is the removal of disfigurement.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تقويم الأسنان، وما حكم إزالة الشامات من الوجه للمرأة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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