plastic surgery/womens only subject

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Bi ismillahir rahmanir raheem

I agree with the fatwa. In this case as a married person I think if you
are very self consious about something  and it is affecting how you
feel with your husband than it is allowed. Many women are unhappy about
thier bodies or breasts after having children and this affects the
intimacy level. Also having nice teeth that look clean really makes the
whole face look brighter and crooked yellow teeth are very noticeable
and people stare at them. Peace

Jenni i dont know if you noticed it but you have just taken your own opinion as the basis for making something permisable in Islam. The basis for something being allowed is the Quran and Sunnah, simply becouse you see somethings have some benefit in them it does not mean there is no harm. For example Allah says in the Quran in alcohol you will find benefit but the harm outweighs the good, since our perception of harm is limited to what we see as mere humans a muslim relies on Allah and his prophet to tell him what is harfull for him.

There is a legal principle in islam Unless something is scepcificly said to be haram it should be taken as being permisable as stating what is haram and halal is only for allah. so now a muslim has a duty to see if allah has said anything about such matters.

117�They (all those who worship others than Allaah) invoke nothing but
female deities besides Him (Allaah), and they invoke nothing but
Shaytaan (Satan), a persistent rebel!

118. Allaah cursed him. And he [Shaytaan (Satan)] said: �I will take an appointed portion of your slaves.

119. �Verily, I will mislead them, and surely, I will arouse in them
false desires; and certainly, I will order them to slit the ears of
cattle, and indeed I will order them to change the nature created by
Allaah��

[al-Nisa� 4:117-119] 

Is Cosmetic Surgery Allowed?

Answered by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

Is cosmetic surgery allowed? 

In the name of Allah Most Merciful, Most Compassionate, 
Mutilation of one�s body has been clearly prohibited in Islam. Allah
Almighty mentions in Surah al-Nisa the words of Shaytan, when he said: 
�I will mislead them and I will order them to slit the ears of
cattle, and to deface the (fair) natural creation of Allah.� (4: 119). 
To deface the fair nature created by Allah, both physically and spiritually, is what Shaytan likes and orders to practise. 
In a Hadith it is stated: 
�Abdullah ibn Mas�ud (Allah be pleased with him) said: �Allah�s
curse is on those women who practise tattooing and get themselves
tattooed, and those who remove hair from their faces, and those who
make space between their teeth artificially to beautify themselves.
They are such that they change the nature and features created by
Allah. Allah�s Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) also cursed such
women� [Recorded by Imam al-Bukhari and Imam Muslim in their respective
Sahih collections] 
In view of the above, the Fuqaha have declared that all types of
mutilation to one�s body is unlawful (haram) unless when Shari�ah
permits to do so, such as: circumcision, trimming the hair from the
body, cutting the nails, etc� or that which is considered an adornment
for the body, such as: piercing the ears or the nose, etc.
Cosmetic surgery for the purpose of beautifying oneself is also (in
the light of the above) impermissible. The body given to us by our
creator is a trust (amanah), thus it is unlawful to tamper with it in
any way. If one does so, then he will be committing the sin of
�changing the nature created by Allah (taghyeer khalq Allah). 
However, if there is a genuine need, as in a particular organ of the
body is severely deformed, e.g. the nose is damaged or a child is born
with six fingers, etc�, then to perform cosmetic surgery will become
permissible. 
Imam Abu Dawud, Imam Nasa�i and Imam Tirmizi (Allah have mercy on them) relate in their respective Sunan
collections, that a Companion (sahabi) by the name of Arfajah ibn Aswad
(Allah be pleased with him) had his nose damaged in the battle of kulab.
He replaced it first with silver, and then with a nose made of gold,
with the order and consent of the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi
Wasallam). 
It is stated in al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya: 
�If one intends to cut off an extra finger, it will be permissible as long as there is no fear of perishing. (4 /114). 
It should be also remarked here, that if cosmetic surgery was
carried out due to a genuine reason, then the ablution (wudu) and
obligatory bath (ghusl) will be valid by letting the water flow on the
surgical area, even though the water does not reach the actual body
(See: Radd al-Muhtar, 1/104). 
In conclusion, cosmetic and plastic surgery for the purpose of
beautifying and adornment is impermissible. However, if there is a
genuine need due to something abnormal, then there is a dispensation of
permissibility. 
And Allah knows best 
Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari, UK 

[al-Nisa� 4:117-119] 

Edited by rami