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Surgery & Cosmetic Procedures
88 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Surgery & Cosmetic Procedures, part of Medical & Health. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Surgery & Cosmetic Procedures fatawa — page 2 of 3
- Mufti Online5 Nov 2017
Gender change operation
If a person undergoes a sex change operation and then he repents. But the sex is changed already. How should he live his or her life? Can they get…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Oct 2017
Nose surgery
I have a very wide nose. Whenever I look at my nose I feel stressed and low confidence when meeting with people. My intention is not to look…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam29 Jul 2017
Eye bag surgery
Assalamualaikum I'm a 23-year old (married) girl and as long as I can remember, I've always had very prominent eyebags to the point that I was made…
Muhammad Iv Patel - Mufti Online11 Apr 2017
Undergoing plastic surgery to fix a broken nose
Several years ago someone had broken my nose, I would like to know whether it is permissible to undergo plastic surgery to fix my nose?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam18 Mar 2017
Hair surgery
Salaam Brothers, Can a Man have Hair Restoration Surgery from a medical company like Bosley? So he can re-grow the hair on the head.
Imran Patel - Mufti Online8 Feb 2017
Nose surgery
My question is regarding septo-rhinoplasty. I have a deviated septum and outwardly the left nasal bone is wider then the right, giving an unpleasant…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Dec 2016
Penis enlargement
In Islam do men have the liberty to increase the size of their penis?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 May 2016
Aesthetic therapies
I wanted to know whether aesthetic therapies (like injecting botox or using other antiaging methods) are allowed. Is a Muslim allowed to perform…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 May 2016
Doing plastic surgery to straighten the nose
My daughter has a strange nose. It is very asymmetrical where one side is bigger, wider and a different shape. It does not bother her or cause her…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Apr 2016
Gender change
I want to clarify regarding sex change to female as I'm a non-muslim. I love a guy too much more than my life. For him I can do anything. Even I can…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam20 Jan 2016
What is the ruling on using surgery to correct male breasts
I have been diagnosed with gynecomastia, an abnormal condition where a male develops breast tissue. It is a very noticeable condition that has…
Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed - Ask Imaam12 Jan 2016
Cosmetic Surgery
Assalamu Alaikum, I am a boy and have a very big and bulbous nose, and the shape of the nose is "UGLY". My face looks "ugly" for my ugly nose. I am…
- Mufti Online3 Dec 2015
Gynecomastia surgery
I have been diagnosed with gynecomastia, an abnormal condition where a male develops breast tissue. It is a very noticeable condition that has…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Nov 2015
Dreaming of going to the hospital for an operation
I had a dream before fajr salaah and would like to have an interpretation please. I dreamt that I was going to hospital to undergo an operation and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Nov 2015
Undergoing an operation to insert a prosthetic testicle
If a person was born with one testicle, is it permissible to undergo an operation to insert a prosthetic testicle?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Sep 2015
Plastic surgery
I want to know if the plastic surgery is jaaiz? After giving birth to three children, my breasts have lost shape. One breast is bigger than the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 May 2015
Changing one's gender
I have a question. My brother who was before while he was a baby/born was a girl. After that s/he was being checked up at the age of 16-17 because…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Jan 2015
Tooth implant
Is implanting a tooth halaal or haraam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam3 Nov 2014
Surgery and braces
my question is slightly akward and I have had serious concern of this matter for a while, I have a significant underbite(bottom jaw is in front of…
Immad Bin Arshad - Mufti Online23 Aug 2014
Gender change treatment
I am a transgender person. Is it permissible in Islam to seek treatment? The treatment would consist of taking hormones to transform my body form…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Jun 2014
Breast Implants
My wife would like to get breast implants. What is the Islamic ruling in this regard?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam21 Apr 2014
Is plastic surgery allowed under Islamic Sharia Law. What if it is performed by a female doctor?
Kindly advise us if Plastic Surgery is allowed under Islamic Sharia Law and if surgery need to be conducted by female doctor as opposed to male…
Bilal Mohammad - Mufti Online15 Mar 2014
Going for eye surgery
If someone has eyes with the eyeball not in the centre but it tends to move inside so that it doesn't look normal. Sometimes it becomes a reason for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Feb 2014
Lipotrispy and cosmetic nose surgery
I just want to ask that lipotrispy and cosmetic nose surgery are permissible in Islam? My is nose is fat and flat and I am in habit of pulling of my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Feb 2014
Hernia operation
I had a pain in my stomach about two months ago, checked with the doctor and doctor directed me to do the C.T scan, upon getting the result found…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Dec 2013
Botox injections
Is it permissible for a dentist to administer Botox injections and lip fillers to a patients face for cosmetic reasons or due to disfigurement as a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Nov 2013
Non Muslim in the process of a gender change intends accepting Islam
A non muslim person has made a firm intention to accept islam Alhamdulillah. The challenge is that this person has been undergoing a sex change to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Oct 2013
Changing one's gender
Maybe I sound crazy but this is a very serious issue. I heard in Pakistan a girl became a boy naturally. This is strange, but I know Allah can do…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Sep 2013
Botox injections
Is botox injections halaal? Is it allowed for cosmetic purposes and is a muslim doctor allowed to provide botox service?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Sep 2013
Gender change
What does Islam say about transsexualism / transgenderism? Is gender identity disorder / gender dysphoria the result of sin? I can not act/live/ be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Sep 2012
Nose Job
In Islam can u have a nose job? Like I have a roundish type of nose and I just want it pointy a little bit. And my left nostril is slightly more…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Aug 2012
Liposuction
Is it permissible for one to undergo liposuction, though complications may arise during the process?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam1 Dec 2011
Is it permissible to practice give Botox injections, facial peels, dermabrasions. Mostly, its done for patients to look younger and good looks. How about for medical sickness?
I am a general practitioner in UK . My question is it permissible to practice give Botox injections, facial peels, dermabrasions. Mostly done for…
Mawlana Faisal bin Abdul Hameed - Ask Imaam30 Apr 2011
Cosmetic surgery for defect on nose
Assalam mu'alaykom i have a question regarding plastic surgery. I have a real big weird shaped nose with a big bump and a hanging nose tip. All my…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam18 Mar 2011
Regarding fatwa no. 19138, isn’t otoplasty surgery a cosmetic surgery? Is cosmetic surgery permissible? Can one undergo surgery to rectify abnormal looking nose or chin?
Alhamdulillah, I regularly browse through the online Q&A and use it as a source of obtaining information and guidance. My question relates to a…
Ml. Faizal Riza - Ask Imaam15 Jan 2011
Is otoplasty surgery permissible in order to normalize protruding ears?
Is it possible if you can advise whether otoplasty is permissible or not? I know that it is not allowed to beautify a person. However I don’t want…
Ml. Faizal Riza - Jamiat KZN24 Aug 2010
Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery in Islam
Is plastic surgery haram?
Suhail Tarmahomed - Ask Imaam23 Jun 2010
A muslim brother has to pay a huge amount of around Rs. 6.5 lakhs for her daughter's surgery (Cochlear Implantation Surgery), which he cannot afford by himself.
Assalaamu 'alaikum Mufti Sahib, A muslim brother has to pay a huge amount of around Rs. 6.5 lakhs for her daughter's surgery (Cochlear Implantation…
Ml. Sohail Bengali - Ask Imaam31 Jan 2010
Salaams, I wanted to ask about cosmetic surgery. I know that it is not allowed to beautify a person. However i dont want it for the intention to beautify i just want my ears to look normal ...
Salaams, I wanted to ask about cosmetic surgery. I know that it is not allowed to beautify a person. However i dont want it for the intention to…
Ml. Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam31 Jan 2010
I am working in Saudi Arabia and I have 2 children. By Grace of Allah in coming April I am expecting a new baby. My 2 children born by major operation and doctor told me the chances of 3rd are very high through operation. Now my wife is interested to stop the pregnancy during this operation on permanent basis...
I am working in Saudi Arabia and I have 2 children. By Grace of Allah in coming April I am expecting a new baby. My 2 children born by major…
Ml. Abdur Rahman Shareef
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