Can I Get Cosmetic Surgery Because My Nose Causes Me Depression and Fear of Marriage?
Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad
Question
I just want to know if it‘s haram to do plastic surgery on my nose because I‘ve been depressed for 3 years now. I want to marry and I‘m scared of even looking for a guy because of my nose.
Answer
Thank you for your question. If you want cosmetic surgery for purposes of beauty alone and not due to a medical reason, damage, or abnormality, then it is not permissible to have it.
Cosmetic surgery
See this link about cosmetic surgery and the details about the ruling:
Is Cosmetic Surgery Permitted in the Shafi’i School?
Confidence
Although you may think that your nose is the center of everyone’s attention, you should understand that it is not and that Allah is the best of creators. Don’t measure yourself by how you look, but value yourself for who you are and what you are. I am certain that there are many suitors out there who would be happy to marry someone like you. Believe it and come out of your shell. It’s never just about how you look, it’s about how you carry yourself, and that you do control. See this useful article:
Eight Reasons to Love Your Big Nose
Depression
Your depression of three years sounds far more serious to me than your nose. Please seek medical help or therapy, and know that you can heal and move forward in your life. Nothing is difficult if you seek it through your Lord; nothing is easy if you seek it through yourself. [Aphorism of Ibn ‘Ata’iLlah]
Please see these very useful tips in full:
Fighting Depression Through The Remembrance Of Allah
Ridding Oneself of Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
I Have Chronic Depression, and Treatment Is Not Helping. What Can I Do?
May Allah give you the best of this world and the next.
[Ustadha] Shazia Ahmad
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Ustadha Shazia Ahmad lived in Damascus, Syria for two years where she studied aqidah, fiqh, tajweed, tafsir, and Arabic. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she completed her Masters in Arabic. Afterward, she moved to Amman, Jordan where she studied fiqh, Arabic, and other sciences. She recently moved back to Mississauga, Canada, where she lives with her family.
