Is it permissible to undergo a weight-loss procedure?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. A questioner says: There are methods for weight loss, which involve the removal of fat from one of the organs, whether the abdomen, the thighs, or the chest, through surgery. Is this permissible?
The Shaykh : And what... weight loss?
The questioner : Weight loss removes the excess fat in the abdomen.
The Shaykh : And what, what is the talk about? There are methods for what?
The questioner : For weight loss.
The Shaykh : For specification?
The questioner : Weight loss.
The Shaykh : Weight loss of the testicles? It is not adornment, O Shaykh, or for lightening? Or perhaps it is for lightening. Look at the question.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : For lightening. Well, that means there is a way for what? For lightening the fat. There is something called a diet. I think this is one of the methods. A diet means abstaining from foods that cause obesity. The second is surgery. If that causes him harm and he suffers from it, and the doctors have determined that there is no harm to him in the procedure, then there is no problem. But if it is without harm, but he desires lightness, then it is not permissible. And if the doctors say that if you undergo the procedure, it would be a danger to your health and your life, then it is not permissible. Yes.
The Shaykh : And what... weight loss?
The questioner : Weight loss removes the excess fat in the abdomen.
The Shaykh : And what, what is the talk about? There are methods for what?
The questioner : For weight loss.
The Shaykh : For specification?
The questioner : Weight loss.
The Shaykh : Weight loss of the testicles? It is not adornment, O Shaykh, or for lightening? Or perhaps it is for lightening. Look at the question.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : For lightening. Well, that means there is a way for what? For lightening the fat. There is something called a diet. I think this is one of the methods. A diet means abstaining from foods that cause obesity. The second is surgery. If that causes him harm and he suffers from it, and the doctors have determined that there is no harm to him in the procedure, then there is no problem. But if it is without harm, but he desires lightness, then it is not permissible. And if the doctors say that if you undergo the procedure, it would be a danger to your health and your life, then it is not permissible. Yes.