Fatwa ID: 09379
Answered by Muftiyah Humairah Badshah
Question:
Assalamu Alaikum,
I have had this insecurity for a long time, since I was a child. My nose has a sharp hump and I am very insecure about it. Just recently I have been thinking of ways that I could make the hump less prominent. I do not want to change the whole shape of my nose as I believe that I would be doing it for beauification purposes. I only would want to reduce the hump slightly and keep the rest of my nose the same.
Is this permissble?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
You should not surgically modify your nose. Instead, consider seeking the help of a mental health professional for help with your insecurities.
Permanent surgical procedures in general are restricted to cases of medical problems, birth defects and other deformities and abnormalities of the body so long as the surgery is not likely to cause death.[1] For example, it is permissible to cut off an extra sixth finger from one’s hand.[2]
A ‘sharp hump’ in the nose in most cases is not a birth defect or deformity, but rather a normal nose which is shaped differently which may not be in accordance with modern beauty standards. In such a case, surgery would not be permitted. You should consider consulting with a qualified mental health professional for help with overcoming your insecurities.
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Verily Allah does not look to your faces and your wealth but He looks to your heart and to your deeds.” [Sahih Muslim 2564c] [3]
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Muftiyah Humairah Badshah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
[1]
لَا بَأْسَ بِقَطْعِ الْعُضْوِ إنْ وَقَعَتْ فِيهِ الْآكِلَةُ لِئَلَّا تَسْرِيَ كَذَا فِي السِّرَاجِيَّةِ
لَا بَأْسَ بِقَطْعِ الْيَدِ مِنْ الْآكِلَةِ وَشَقِّ الْبَطْنِ لِمَا فِيهِ كَذَا فِي الْمُلْتَقَطِ
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مَنْ لَهُ سِلْعَةٌ زَائِدَةٌ يُرِيدُ قَطْعَهَا إنْ كَانَ الْغَالِبُ الْهَلَاكَ فَلَا يَفْعَلُ وَإِلَّا فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ كَذَا فِي خِزَانَةِ الْمُفْتِينَ
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وَلَا بَأْسَ بِشَقِّ الْمَثَانَةِ إذَا كَانَتْ فِيهَا حَصَاةٌ وَفِي الْكَيْسَانِيَّاتِ فِي الْجِرَاحَاتِ الْمَخُوفَةِ وَالْقُرُوحِ الْعَظِيمَةِ وَالْحَصَاةِ الْوَاقِعَةِ فِي الْمَثَانَةِ وَنَحْوِهَا إنْ قِيلَ قَدْ يَنْجُو وَقَدْ يَمُوتُ أَوْ يَنْجُو وَلَا يَمُوتُ يُعَالَجُ وَإِنْ قِيلَ لَا يَنْجُو أَصْلًا لَا يُدَاوَى بَلْ يُتْرَكُ كَذَا فِي الظَّهِيرِيَّةِ
Al-Fataawa Al-Hindiyyah (Daar Al-Fikr, https://shamela.ws) v.5 p.360
[2]
إذَا أَرَادَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَقْطَعَ إصْبَعًا زَائِدَةً أَوْ شَيْئًا آخَرَ قَالَ نُصَيْرٌ – رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى – إنْ كَانَ الْغَالِبُ عَلَى مَنْ قَطَعَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ الْهَلَاكَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَفْعَلُ وَإِنْ كَانَ الْغَالِبُ هُوَ النَّجَاةُ فَهُوَ فِي سَعَةٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ أَوْ امْرَأَةٌ قَطَعَ الْإِصْبَعَ الزَّائِدَةِ مِنْ وَلَدِهِ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَا يَضْمَنُ وَلَهُمَا وِلَايَةُ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَهُوَ الْمُخْتَارُ وَلَوْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ غَيْرُ الْأَبِ وَالْأُمِّ فَهَلَكَ كَانَ ضَامِنًا وَالْأَبُ وَالْأُمُّ إنَّمَا يَمْلِكَانِ ذَلِكَ إذَا كَانَ لَا يَخَافُ التَّعَدِّيَ وَالْوَهْنَ فِي الْيَدِ كَذَا فِي الظَّهِيرِيَّةِ
Al-Fataawa Al-Hindiyyah (Daar Al-Fikr, https://shamela.ws) v.5 p.360
[3]
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ بُرْقَانَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ، الأَصَمِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى صُوَرِكُمْ وَأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَأَعْمَالِكُمْ ” .
Sahih Muslim (https://sunnah.com) b.45, no.42 (2564c)