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Making A Disgusting Inhuman Image Of Oneself Haraam?
Under which of the five categories would horrible disfigurations such as splitting one’s tongue or changing one’s gender for no biological reason come under?
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Making A Disgusting Inhuman Image Of Oneself Haraam?
updated 2 years, 10 months ago
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Assalam u Alaikum
Not sure if such disfiguration of the body may fall under a Quranic prohibition. These issues can be tricky due to having a subjective element. A practice that may be considered gross and a display of self-harm by a majority of persons or cultures may be considered normal and acceptable by a tribal or a small town minority in certain parts of the world.
Ideally, each case ought to be viewed on its merit in light of all variables. However, such a practice may generally be disliked or discouraged in accordance with 6:141 which stresses maintaining balance in life by instructing to avoid extravagance because “… surely He [Allah] does not love the extravagant”.
This verse, read in its entirety, has a different context but its concluding message impresses upon a universal (or general) principle of avoiding excessive and unreasonable behaviour.
Allah knows best.
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It should be discouraged on the simple principles of logic (‘mantaq’) but cannot be declared explicitly haram.
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