Quraanic Exegesis, Dought & clear, - * This aayah does not mean that it is not allowed to have one’s teeth straightened

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Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Verily, We created man in the best stature (mould)” [al-Teen 95:4], yet nowadays we find people going to orthodontists to have their teeth straightened. What is the ruling on that?.
Praise be to Allaah.
What is meant by the verse (interpretation of the meaning):“Verily, We created man in the best stature (mould)” [al-Teen 95:4]is that Allaah created man in the best form and shape, sound and good-looking, as Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his Tafseer (4/680).
Al-Qurtubi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “in the best stature (mould)” means: he is upright and sound in his youth, as most of the mufassireen said, and he is the best that he can be, because He created everything else looking face down, but He created him upright, with a tongue, and a hand and fingers with which to grasp things. Abu Bakr ibn Taahir said: Adorned with reason, able to follow commands, guided by means of discernment, standing upright, picking up his food with his hand. End quote fromTafseer al-Qurtubi(20/105).
This does not mean that a person should not have his teeth treated, or have them straightened if they are crooked, just as he is not prevented from treating any other sicknesses. What matters is that he should not do that merely for the purpose of beautification, because the general principle with regard to cosmetic procedures is that if they are done to remove a deformity or fault, there is nothing wrong with them, but if they are done merely for purposes of beautification, then they are not allowed. See:Majmoo’ Fataawaal-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen(may Allaah have mercy on him), vol. 17, question no. 4.
He (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: What is the ruling on having the teeth straightened?
He replied: Straightening the teeth falls into two categories.
1 – Where the purpose is to increase beauty. This is haraam and is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed the women who filed teeth for the purpose of beauty and altered the creation of Allaah, even though women are required to look beautiful and they are the ones who grow up with adornments, so it is even more forbidden in the case of men.
2 – Where they are straightened because of a fault; there is nothing wrong with that. Some people may have teeth that stick out – either the incisors or other teeth – in a way that makes them appear ugly to others. In this case there is nothing wrong with straightening the teeth, because this is removing a fault and not increasing beauty. This is indicated by the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told a man whose nose had been cut off to get a nose made of silver, then when that caused a foul smell he told him to get a nose made of gold. This was a case of removing a fault; the aim was not to increase beauty. End quote fromMajmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen(may Allaah have mercy on him), vol. 17, question no. 6.
Conclusion: The verse does not mean that it is forbidden to have the teeth treated and straightened in order to remove a deformity or fault.
And Allaah knows best.

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- PUBLISHERNajimudeeN M. MD, IRI (Managing Director, Islamic Research Institution)

Quraanic Exegesis, Dought & clear, - * What is “the most trust worthy hand hold”?

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What is “the most trustworthy handhold”?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The most trustworthy handhold is mentioned in two places in the Holy Qur’aan:
In Soorat al-Baqarah, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Taaghoot (false gods etc) and believes in Allaah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allaah is All-Hearer, All-Knower”
[al-Baqarah 2:256]
And in Soorat Luqmaan, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And whosoever submits his face (himself) to Allaah, while he is a Muhsin (good‑doer, i.e. performs good deeds totally for Allaah’s sake without any show-off or to gain praise or fame and does them in accordance with the Sunnah of Allaah’s Messenger Muhammad(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold [Laa ilaaha illAllaah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allaah)]. And to Allaah return all matters for decision”
[Luqmaan 32:22]
The most trustworthy handhold is also mentioned in the Sunnah, in a hadeeth narrated by al-Bukhaari (3813) and Muslim (2484) from Qays ibn ‘Abbaad who said: I was in Madeenah with some people, among whom were some companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), when a man came on whose face were signs of the fear of Allaah. Some of the people said: This man is one of the people of Paradise, this man is one of the people of Paradise. He prayed two rak’ahs, making them short, then he went out. I followed him, and he entered his house, and I entered, and we spoke together. When he was at ease, I said to him: When you came in before, a man said such and such. He said: Subhaan Allaah! No one should say what he does not know. He said: Shall I tell you why that is? I saw a dream at the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and I told him about it. I saw myself in a garden –and he mentioned its vastness and richness and lushness – and in the middle of the garden there was a pillar of iron. Its base was in the earth and its top was in the sky, and at the top of it there was a handhold. It was said to me: Climb it. I said: I cannot. Then a helper came to me and he pushed me up from behind. So I climbed until I was at the top of the pillar, and I took hold of the handhold. It was said to me: Hold it tightly.
I woke up and it was in my hand. I told the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) about it, and he said: “That garden is Islam, and that pillar is the pillar of Islam, and that handhold is the most trustworthy handhold. You will remain a Muslim until you die.”
He said: And the man was ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Salaam.
The righteous salaf explained the meaning of the most trustworthy handhold in various ways, all of which indicate the same meaning. Ibn ‘Abbaas, Sa’eed ibn Jubayr and al-Dahhaak said: It meansLaa ilaaha ill-Allaah.
Anas ibn Maalik said: It is the Qur’aan.
Mujaahid said: It is faith.
Al-Saddi said: It is Islam.
It was narrated from Saalim ibn Abi’l-Ja’d: It is love for the sake of Allaah and hate for the sake of Allaah.
See:Tafseer Ibn Abi Haatim(2/496).
Ibn Katheer said inTafseer al-Qur’aan al-‘Azeem(1/684):
All these reports are saheeh and there is no contradiction between them. End quote.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked inFataawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb(al-salaah/1218): What is the most trustworthy handhold?
He replied:
The most trustworthy handhold is Islam. It is called a most trustworthy handhold because it leads to Paradise. End quote.
You can see that the meaning given by the scholars to the most trustworthy handhold is that which leads the one who holds onto it to Paradise. That includes Islam, faith, the Qur’aan and the word of Tawheed (laa ilaaha ill-Allaah). Each of the scholars focused on one of these meanings, which are all close in meaning.
And Allaah knows best.

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