A detailed discussion on cosmetic surgery.

If someone were to ask: Is there evidence in the verse that it is not permissible for a person to undergo cosmetic surgery, based on His saying: where He made the creation dependent solely on His will? Yes? It may be said, and it may not be said. It may not be said because Allah has informed us in many verses that He expands provision for whom He wills, He restricts and expands, He decrees and expands—meaning He decrees with narrowness. Do we say that a person is forbidden from doing the causes that lead to the expansion of provision, since the expansion is dependent on Allah’s will? No, we do not say that. But we say: There is a difference between the issue of expanding provision and seeking its expansion, and this issue, because the texts have come with a prohibition on cosmetic enhancement. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he cursed the one who plucks her eyebrows and the one who has them plucked, the one who files her teeth and the one who has them filed, and the one who tattoos and the one who has tattoos. This indicates that a person is forbidden from cosmetic enhancement—the kind that is permanent. As for temporary enhancement, such as a woman adorning herself with henna and the like, there is nothing wrong with it. Now, if someone were to ask: Does the verse indicate covering defects and removing defects, based on His saying "how He wills"? If this boy is born with six fingers on each hand, is it permissible to cut off the extra finger? The brother Abdullah says: No, who created him? Allah. So, "how He wills," leave this to Allah’s will. It is said: This is not in the category of cosmetic enhancement. Cutting this is not in the category of cosmetic enhancement, but in the category of removing a defect. And the Sunnah has come with the permissibility of removing a defect. The man whose nose was injured and cut off, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) allowed him to make a nose from gold, meaning from silver, but it became foul-smelling, so he allowed him to make a nose from gold, so that his nose would not remain cut off with disfigurement. This indicates that removing a defect is not like bringing beauty. Cosmetic enhancement is not permissible, and a defect is permissible to remove, because it is contrary to the original state. Based on this, we say: It is permissible to cut off the extra finger. However, some scholars explicitly stated the prohibition and said: It is forbidden. But they reasoned that it is because there is a fear that the person whose finger is cut off might die from bleeding. And this cause is absent in the present time. Therefore, it is permissible to cut off the extra finger. If there were an extra piece of flesh on the ear, or on the head, or on the neck, is it permissible to remove it? Yes, it is permissible, like the finger.