What is the ruling on bleaching one's skin, is it prohibited or alright?
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Is Bleaching Prohibited in Islam?
Summary of answer
There is nothing wrong with bleaching if it is done to remove a fault or blemish. But if bleaching is done for beauty and perfection, it is not permitted because it involves changing the creation of Allah.
Question: 2895
Answer
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
Bleaching the skin is done for one of two reasons:
- It is done in the pursuit of beauty and perfection. This is not permitted because it involves changing the creation of Allah , and because it is regarded as being in the same class as tattooing , practitioners of which were cursed by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
- It is done to remove a fault or blemish, such as a black spot or something similar on the hand or elsewhere, which a person bleaches in an attempt to remove the blemish. There is nothing wrong with this, because it is counted as removing faults .
For more details, please see the following category: Adornments
And Allah knows best.
Source:
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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