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Fatwa CenterRemoving a disturbing hump on one's nose
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I have a hump on my nose since my adolescence. And a few months ago, I have broken my nose in an accident, and this has accentuated this hump. Do you think that it would be Haram or Halal if I had a surgical operation to remove it, since it disturbs me and I think of it everyday!
Answer
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. Cosmetic surgery is of two kinds: First, to remove a defect which is caused by an accident or the like, or a defect which is by birth such as an extra finger or the like. Removing this kind of defect is permissible in Shariah for the Hadith that the Prophet permitted for a person whose nose was cut to replace it by a nose of gold. Second, surgery is not carried out to remove a defect, but to attain beauty and to increase one's attractiveness. Surgery for this reason is prohibited. The Prophet said: Abdullah bin Masood said, 'Allah curses those ladies who practice tattooing and those who get themselves tattooed, and those ladies who remove the hair from their faces and those who make artificial spaces between their teeth in order to look more beautiful whereby they change Allah's creation.' [Reported by Imam al-Bukhari ] In addition, it is a kind of Satanic handiwork since it is not for necessity as Allah Says of Satan (interpretation of meaning): {…and indeed I (Satan) will order them to change the nature created by Allâh. …….}[4:119]. Therefore, if the thump on your nose is due to an accident, or an unusual thing in such a manner that disfigures the structure, or disturbs the functions of breathing, and if removing that defect does not have any side effects then performing cosmetic surgery is permissible. Allah knows best.
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