Blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, is only permissible in Islam when performed to correct a deformity or medical condition. Cosmetic surgery for beautification alone is considered altering Allah’s creation unnecessarily and is not allowed.
You are allowed to resort to such a procedure only if it is considered an abnormality. If it is not by a condition of people of some ethnic background, then it is not allowed.
According to the teachings of Islam, our body–including all of our physical faculties– is a trust from God in our hands, which we are required to protect and preserve according to the best of our ability.
Consequently, we are not allowed to alter or tamper with them unnecessarily; we are only permitted to interfere with them to correct a natural deformity or repair or remedy an ailment. Any other form of interference or tampering with our body is akin to altering Allah’s creation, which has been condemned in the Quran.
We read in the Quran that Satan, the accursed one, has pledged to Allah that he will be tirelessly working to lead humans unto ways of perdition and self-destruction: {And I will surely lead them astray, and arouse desires in them, and command them, and they will cut the cattle’s ears, and I will surely command them, and they will change Allah’s creation.” Whoever chooses the Devil for a friend instead of Allah is assuredly a loser, and his loss is manifest.} (An-Nisa 4:119)
While reflecting on the above verse, we must also read the following statements of Allah in the Quran: {There is no altering Allah’s creation.} (Ar-Rum 30:30); {Do not cast yourselves into destruction by your own hands.} (Al-Baqarah 2:195)
In light of the above, body piercing, tattooing, branding, etc., all fall in the category of unnecessary interference, alteration, and mutilation of Allah’s creation. Therefore, no Muslim who is conscious of his religion should ever contemplate such activities.
Neither are such procedures harmless physical refinements as they are often imagined to be. Rather, the truth is that these procedures have often been associated with numerous health hazards. Sensitive body parts, such as tongues, lips, eyelids, etc., are more prone to being easily infected and thus becoming carriers of diseases, some of which may even be fatal. There is nothing at all surprising about all of these, for every unnecessary tampering with Allah’s creation is bound to produce adverse repercussions.
Almighty Allah knows best.
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