Is it permissible for women to wear colored contact lenses?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This question asks: Is it permissible for women to wear colored contact lenses?
Answer:
If this is a matter of adornment, it should not be done. However, if it is for a need, such as weak eyesight, and lenses are used to strengthen vision, then there is nothing wrong with it for the sake of the need. This is what I mean. Our Shaykh, Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), issued a ruling on this issue in our discussions with him. He held that if it is for adornment, it is not permissible, but if it is for a need, there is nothing wrong with it. Just as one wears glasses with a frame, one may also place them on the eyes in the easy manner; there is nothing wrong with it for the sake of the need. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This question asks: Is it permissible for women to wear colored contact lenses?
Answer:
If this is a matter of adornment, it should not be done. However, if it is for a need, such as weak eyesight, and lenses are used to strengthen vision, then there is nothing wrong with it for the sake of the need. This is what I mean. Our Shaykh, Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), issued a ruling on this issue in our discussions with him. He held that if it is for adornment, it is not permissible, but if it is for a need, there is nothing wrong with it. Just as one wears glasses with a frame, one may also place them on the eyes in the easy manner; there is nothing wrong with it for the sake of the need. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للنساء وضع العدسات الملونة على العين؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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