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What is the Islamic Status for Dental Composite Bonding and Veneers? Mathabah.org

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Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt

Question:

Next week Wednesday, I have a dental appointment. I might either do composite bonding or if the dentist recommends me to get veneers. A veneer is a layer of material that is placed onto the tooth to protect it from further damage, decay etc. I want to know if both those procedures are permissible

Answer:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute.

Dental composite bonding and veneers fall in the category of cosmetic surgery and procedures. Cosmetic procedures are only permitted, under Islamic law, if they are conducted to repair a defect; and not to simply enhance beauty and looks. – (See: Al-Fatāwā Al-Hindīyyah Vol 5, Page 360[1] and 336[2] Dār Al-Fikr)

In general circumstances, where there is no pressing necessity, such as disfigurement due to a fatal vehicle accident or a severe disability, it is generally prohibited to have cosmetic surgery or to employ artificial fillers for example, due to the islamic prohibition of tampering with the natural God given body.

The body is a trust given to us by Allāh. We can only use and treat it according to His instructions and guidelines. The devil will do his best to swerve us away from God’s directives as described by the Qur’ānic verse below;

“He (the Devil) said, “Surely I will take an appointed share from Your slaves, and I will lead them astray, and I will tempt them with false hopes, and I will command them, whereby they shall slit the ears of cattle, and I will command them, whereby they shall alter the natural creation of Allāh.” “Whoever takes the Satan for a friend, instead of God, incurs an obvious loss.” – (Qur’ān 4:119).[3]

Only Allāh knows best


[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

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 – الفتوى الهندية ج٥/ ص ٣٦٠ دار الفكر

[2] قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِي الْجَامِعِ الصَّغِيرِ وَلَا يَشُدُّ الْأَسْنَانَ بِالذَّهَبِ وَيَشُدُّهَا بِالْفِضَّةِ يُرِيدُ بِهِ إذَا تَحَرَّكَتْ الْأَسْنَانُ وَخِيفَ سُقُوطُهَا فَأَرَادَ صَاحِبُهَا أَنْ يَشُدَّهَا يَشُدُّهَا بِالْفِضَّةِ، وَلَا يَشُدُّهَا بِالذَّهَبِ، وَهَذَا قَوْلُ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى يَشُدُّهَا بِالذَّهَبِ أَيْضًا، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِي الْجَامِعِ الصَّغِيرِ قَوْلَ أَبِي يُوسُفَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى قِيلَ هُوَ مَعَ مُحَمَّدٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَقِيلَ هُوَ مَعَ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَذَكَرَ الْحَاكِمُ فِي الْمُنْتَقَى لَوْ تَحَرَّكَتْ سِنُّ رَجُلٍ وَخَافَ سُقُوطُهَا فَشَدَّهَا بِالذَّهَبِ أَوْ بِالْفِضَّةِ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِهِ بَأْسٌ عِنْدَ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ وَأَبِي يُوسُفَ رَحِمَهُمَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَرَوَى الْحَسَنُ عَنْ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَنَّهُ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ السِّنِّ وَالْأَنْفِ فَقَالَ فِي السِّنِّ لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَشُدَّهَا بِالذَّهَبِ وَفِي الْأَنْفِ كُرِهَ ذَلِكَ كَذَا فِي الْمُحِيطِ وَقَالَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يُعِيدَ سِنَّ نَفْسِهِ وَأَنْ يَشُدَّهَا وَإِنْ كَانَ سِنَّ غَيْرِهِ يُكْرَهُ ذَلِكَ كَذَا فِي السِّرَاجِ الْوَهَّاجِ قَالَ بِشْرٌ قَالَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِي مَجْلِسٍ آخَرَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا حَنِيفَةَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَلَمْ يَرَ بِإِعَادَتِهَا بَأْسًا كَذَا فِي الذَّخِيرَةِ – كتاب الفتاوى الهندية ج٥/ ص٣٣٦ دار الفكر

[3] وَلَأُضِلَّنَّهُمْ وَلَأُمَنِّيَنَّهُمْ وَلَآمُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّ آذَانَ الْأَنْعَامِ وَلَآمُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلْقَ اللَّهِ ۚ وَمَن يَتَّخِذِ الشَّيْطَانَ وَلِيًّا مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ خَسِرَ خُسْرَانًا مُّبِينًا – النساء ١١٩

This answer was collected from Mathabah.org. It’s an Islamic educational institute based in Canada. The questions are generally answered by Sheikh Yusuf Badat and Sheikh Omar Subedar.