Beauty Concept Based On Al-Qur’an and Law of Changing

Allah’s Creation (Case Study of Plastic Surgery)

Amelia Salis Ramdani, Nabila Fatihatunnada, Qurrotul ‘Aini Salsabila

Faculty of Education
Department of Arabic Education
University of Darussalam Gontor Ponorogo

Email : pbac3virtuous@gmail.com

Abstract
Since the era has become more modern, the development of technology and
science and human civilization has also progressed. Many cultures have
influenced each other, even mixed with each other. One of the cultures that is rife
in Indonesia is the influence of East Asian culture in obtaining instant beauty,
such as South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar and Singapore. The
instant way is done through plastic surgery. Many people are dissatisfied with the
gift of beauty given to them, so they want to change whatever they feel is lacking
or even bad. Therefore, they often spend money to do plastic surgery. Plastic
surgery in some countries is justified, but it is different in our country, Indonesia.
In Indonesia, it is still rare for people to be willing to spend money to do plastic
surgery, even plastic surgery is very rarely found. Moreover, Indonesia's majority
population is Muslim. Islam has also determined the plastic surgery law.
Especially when the operation is done to change God's creation. Scholars have
also argued about the law of plastic surgery which is considered to change God's
creation.
Keywords: Beauty, Plastic Surgery, Islamic Law.

Introduction
Al-Qur'an is the word of Allah revealed through the intermediary of the prophet
Muhammad SAW. Allah revealed the Qur'an to mankind with the aim of making
it a guide for Muslims in carrying out the teachings of Muslims. It contains the
call for monotheism or faith since the sending of the prophet Adam AS until the
sending of the last prophet Muhammad SAW. With that, the Qur'an becomes the
eternal miracle of Islam and its miracles are always strengthened by the progress
of science. In the Qur'an also discussed various kinds of problems of the people in
all fields. One of them is about beauty.
It is stated in the Qur'an that every human being must worship Allah, as a
form of gratitude for Allah's creation to humans. Allah has created all the beauty
that exists on this earth, none other than aiming to meet the needs of His creatures.
Maintaining grace and beauty includes worship, because in essence Allah SWT
loves beauty.
Beauty in Islam is true beauty and the ideal of beauty that comes from the
heart. But not infrequently people define the word "beautiful" only limited to
physical beauty. So many people are competing to be "beautiful", and
unfortunately it is intended for physical needs only, not physically and mentally.
Most people say that beauty has two divisions, namely outer beauty and inner
beauty . External beauty concerns the physical, such as skin, face and shape. Inner
beauty is related to the whole personality and psychic-spiritual dimensions and is
more enduring in nature.
The concept of beauty is certainly different depending on the perception of
the person who sees it. It is possible that in one area to another, have different
standards of beauty. The concept of Asian women's beauty tends to have the
physical characteristics of a round face, olive skin, slanted eyes, a wide nose and
black hair. In this modern era, the beauty center of Asian women leads to the
country of Ginseng, namely South Korea, thin faces, white and smooth skin, long
legs, small and sharp noses owned by Korean women make Asian women in other
countries, especially Indonesia also want to have the concept beauty like Korean
women.
The conflict caused by the desire to have a beauty concept like Korean
women, namely, wanting to get beauty instantly. So that not a few of the women
who are even willing to do expensive treatments to change the shape of the body
that has been given by God for permanent beauty. Such as plastic surgery,
eyebrow embroidery, lip embroidery, whitening injections and so on. Even though
changing God's creation, especially in an instant way, has a negative impact on
those who do it, such as causing allergies, irritation and so on. In addition, the law
is also forbidden in Islam.
As mentioned in the prophet traditional narrated by Muslim and Ibn
Mas'ud that: Verily Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. Beauty that is pleasing to
Allah is pure beauty. Humans have the right to change things to be more beautiful
with nature and there are limits. Especially in changing what is in humans. God
has bestowed perfection in human beings that need to be grateful for and guarded.
But as is the case today, most people misunderstand this hadith. Especially
in terms of changing one member of the body in the sense of beautifying and
maintaining God's gift with the aim of making its own attraction to the views of
others. It is undeniable that many people want changes to fulfill their perfect
physical form and fulfill their desires.
Therefore, in this journal we will discuss the concept of beauty in the
Qur'an and the law of changing Allah's creation with the aim of beautifying and
beautifying His grace.
 CHAPTER II
DISCUSSION
A. Meaning of Beauty
1. The Meaning of Beauty in General
Beauty is taken from the Latin, yaitu bellus. In the Cambridge
Learner’s Dictionary Beauty is the quality of being pleasing, especially to
look at, or someone or something that gives great pleasure, especially by
being looked at. Beautiful is very attractive, very pleasant, very kind;
beautiful people “fashionable or rich people”.
The concept of beauty is always associated with women, because
women are more synonymous with beauty and perfection, especially in
women's body and physical parts. So there is no question that in this day
and age women are competing to take care of their bodies from the
outside, and ignore the quality of themselves from within, for example
intelligence, unique personality, and so on.1
In doing physical treatment, between women with each other they
tend to compete with each other to be the best and the most beautiful
among others. This is done not only to attract the attention of the opposite
sex, but also to give yourself satisfaction when you get compliments from
others about their physical appearance.
Beauty is like a myth and legend. Various stories about women
who are beautiful and feminine are immortalized in various forms around
us. The stories in romance novels and romantic films are always followed
by the figures of the players who are described as having a charming
appearance. Actually, there is no standard definition of the meaning of
female beauty, therefore, as mentioned above, beauty is like a myth and a
legend means that there is no definite definition of the meaning of the
words beautiful and beauty.2
In different parts of the world there are different criteria for beauty.
These criteria arise from men's desire for things that make them attracted
1
Fariskha Wulandari, Konsep Kecantikan dalam Al-Qur’an, (Skripsi Tidak Diterbitkan)
(Ponorogo : Institut Agama Islam Negeri, 2022), p.16.
2
Novalistya Syata, Makna Cantik Di Kalangan Mahasiswa Dalam Perspektif
Fenomenologi, (Makassar : Universitas Hasanuddin, 2012), p.20
 to a woman. For example, a beautiful woman in Japan is a woman who has
smooth skin and long hair, in Myanmar and Thailand beautiful women are
those who have a long neck and in Iran beautiful women are those who
have sharp and petite noses, as well as in several other countries including
In Indonesia, one of the criteria for beauty is have a slim body. Although
different parts of the world have their own criteria for beauty, there are
some similarities about beauty in various countries, namely thick lips,
clean and smooth white skin, clear eyes, shiny hair, slim body, and firm
skin.
How women judge their bodies will be closely related to how the
social and cultural environment outside of themselves judges women's
bodies. This means that women will always try to adjust their body shape
to the social and cultural words of society about the concept of beauty. But
now the mass media that penetrated various cultures have changed the
image of women's beauty in these cultures. One of the characteristics of
modern beauty is a slim body (Mulyana, 2005).
The beauty myth that perceives women ultimately leads to many
socially constructed conceptions related to the meaning of beauty whose
definition tends to be based on purely physical analysis. A beautiful
woman's body, apart from her facial beauty, is also synonymous with
white, smooth and toned skin, her curvy body shape shows the perfect
plumpness of certain organs (especially the chest and hips), sensual lips,
and other descriptions, which are principles related to all organs of the
body women, from head to toe.
2. The Meaning of Beauty in the Perspective of the Qur'an
In Islam, the notion of beauty is true and ideal beauty, beauty that
comes from the heart. Beauty is divided into two, first: external beauty,
namely physical beauty, and all parts of the body that are visible to
humans. Second: beauty from within, which is related to personality and
psychic-spiritual dimensions and is more enduring in nature. Beauty from
within cannot be seen with the naked eye, unlike beauty from without.
 Beauty in Arabic is called al-jamal and al-husn. In the Arabic-
Indonesian dictionary by Mahmud Yunus, al-jamal means grace, beauty.
And al-husn means goodness, kindness. According to Ibn Sayyidah and
Ibn Kathir, al-jamal is beauty that is found in behavior and spiritual
appearance. While al-husn is the opposite of the word al-qabh as the word
of Allah SWT which means: "He created the heavens and the earth with
truth. He shaped your likeness and made your appearance beautiful, and to
Allah you will return.” In the Qur'an there are many verses that explain
about women, jewelry, and tabarruj including Al-Ahzab verse 52, Al-Kahf
verse 28 and 46, An-Nur verse 31 and 60, and Al-A'raf verse 31. The
many verses of the Qur'an that describe women show how much Islam
cares for women and glorifies them.3
In the book Mu'jam Alfaz Al-Qur'an (encyclopedia of words of the
Qur'an) the first volume published by Majma' al-Lugah al-Arabiyyah
(Arabic language council), it is stated that the meaning of beauty is
elegance, refinement, and grace. beauty. There are also those who interpret
beauty as a beautiful sensory (visible) or meaningful state that invites
someone to accept something well from things that encourage the soul to
like and love it .
Beauty does not only apply to humans, but also to animals and
plants, because this beauty also applies to charity. And not infrequently
beauty and beauty is in words, actions, meanings, and various other things
that speak with character and character. Therefore, it is natural that the
Qur'an does not mention facial beauty or physical appearance, either male
or female, except only twice. At the first mention Allah warns Prophet
Muhammad not to be deceived by the physical appearance of the
hypocrites, because often physical appearance does not inform about
essence .

In the Qur'an the word beautiful refers to the word jamal ( ‫)مجل‬

singular form is mentioned 1 time in the Qur'an, namely in the QS Al-

3
Fariskha Wulandari, p.16.
 A'raf, (7): 40. Another word that is cognate with jamal is Jamalun (‫)مجال‬
which is mentioned 1 time, which is contained in (Surah Nahl [16]: 6). The

word Jamil (‫ )مجيل‬is mentioned 4 times, which is found in (Surah Yusuf

[12: 8, 83) (Surat al-Ahzab [33]: 28, 49) (QS, al-Ma'aarij [70]:5 ) and
(Surat al-Muzammil [73]:10) . The word Jimalat is mentioned once, which
is in (Surat al-Mursalat [77]: 33) and the word Number is mentioned once,
which is in (Surat al-Furqan [25]: 32). According to Raghib al-Ashfahani,
explaining the word jamal which means beauty, the abundance of
goodness, and the word jamal is divided into two, the first is beauty which
is devoted to himself or his body or deeds. And secondly what has come
apart from her and over the beauty of the face.4
Beauty is divided into two, namely physical beauty and non-
physical beauty. Physical beauty is the beauty that we can feel and enjoy in
the world or we feel in the real world. Meanwhile, non-physical beauty is
the beauty that is felt in the hearts of each person, which is not the same or
beauty that cannot be seen but we can feel it in the hereafter.
Physical beauty is found in many verses of the Qur'an including:
(Surat An-Naml [27]: 4), (Surat Ali-Imran [3]: 14), (Surat Al-Baqarah [2]:
212) , (Surat An-Naml [27]: 44,60), (Surat Al-Hijr [15]: 16), (Surat Qaf
[50]: 6-11), (Surat An-Nahl [16]: 5- 6), (Surat al-Kahf [18]: 7-8), (Surat al-
A'raf [7]: 31). Non-physical beauty is found in many verses of the Qur'an
including: QS Al-Hujurat (49): 7, Al-Gasyiyah (88): 8-16, An-Nur (24):
35.
The word jamal and the word ahsan have differences. The word
jamal which means beautiful is aimed at beautiful objects, both face,
temperament, and shape. While the word ahsan which means goodness
that comes from the beauty that is felt then goodness will arise, because
beauty is considered good. The difference between beauty and goodness
itself is that goodness is used for appearance, then it is used for actions and
morals. While the original beauty is used for moral actions and external
4
Fariskha Wulandari, Konsep Kecantikan dalam Al-Qur’an, (Skripsi Tidak Diterbitkan)
(Ponorogo : Institut Agama Islam Negeri, 2022), p. 29
 beauty, then it is used for appearance. Beauty is deeds, morals, money, and
possessions that make people known.
The difference between al-jamal and al-husn . Al-husn was
originally used to characterize form and physical (form) but later it was
used to characterize behavior or morals. Meanwhile, al-jamal was
originally used to characterize outward behavior, morals, and things, then
it was also used to characterize appearance.5
So beauty is something that makes people famous and their image
uplifted, either because of their behavior, character, wealth or body.

B. Merubah Ciptaan Allah

1. Pengertian Merubah Ciptaan Allah
To change Allah's creation in Arabic is ‫) )لق هللا‬, in the dictionary the
word )means "to change". And taghyiir in terms is a change from one
form to another, in part or in whole from its original form. Other
sentences that have the same meaning are ‫ ) )ل‬tabdiil means "to
replace", and ‫ ) )ل‬tahwiil which means "to move". Disebutkan didalam
Al-Qur’an kata taghyiir dalam surat An-Nisa’ ayat 119 :

‫َّه ْم َواَل ٰ ُمَرن َُّه ْم َفلَيُبَتِّ ُك َّن اٰ َذا َن ااْل َْن َع ِام َواَل ٰ ُمَرن َُّه ْم َفلَُيغَِّي ُر َّن َخ ْل َق‬ ِ
ُ ‫َّواَل ُضلَّن‬
ُ ‫َّه ْم َواَل َُمنَِّين‬
١١٩ ‫َّخ ِذ الشَّْي ٰط َن َولِيًّا ِّم ْن ُد ْو ِن ال ٰلّ ِه َف َق ْد َخ ِسَر ُخ ْسَرانًا ُّمبِْينًا‬
ِ ‫ال ٰلّ ِه ۗومن يَّت‬
ْ ََ
)119 :4/‫( النساۤء‬
119. And I will mislead them, and I will arouse in them [sinful]
desires, and I will command them so they will slit the ears of cattle, and I
will command them so they will change the creation of Allah." And
whoever takes Satan as an ally instead of Allah has certainly sustained a
clear loss. (An-Nisa'/4:119).
In this verse, the meaning of taghyiir , namely, changing God's
creation can be interpreted as changing something that was created by God
such as castrating animals. There is also a meaning by changing the
5
Fariskha Wulandari, p. 30.
 religion of Allah. It is also mentioned in the dictionary, that the taghyiir
sentence also has the meaning ‫ ) )انتقل – ل‬which means to change or move.
In Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary, the word ‘change’ is mean to
make or become different, or to exchange one thing for another thing,
especially of a similar type. Or ‘alter’ is mean, to change something,
usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change. Or
‘renew’ the meaning is to increase the life of or replace something old.
That is, is to change everything that was previously ordinary to be more
beautiful or more beautiful afterward. For example in limbs, updating
black skin to white, ugly faces into beautiful, or other body parts that you
want to change from their original shape to other shapes as desired.

2. Perbuatan Merubah Ciptaan Allah

In this modern era, both men and women can make changes.
Especially changes to the physical. Especially if someone has a lot of
money, it is very easy for them to make the changes they want, no matter
how much money they have to spend in order to achieve what they want.
In fact, not infrequently of them, spend millions to go abroad with the
intention of beautifying themselves and other changes. Changes made to
the human physique is called plastic surgery. And plastic surgery is one
example of the act of changing God's creation. Other examples are such as
eyebrow embroidery, whitening injections, lip embroidery and so on.
However, here will only be discussed about plastic surgery.
1. Understanding Plastic Surgery
Surgery or surgery is all treatment measures that use invasive
methods by opening or displaying the body part to be treated (Jong,
2005). The opening of this body part generally uses an incision. After
the parts that are handled are displayed, corrective actions are carried
out which end with closure and sewing (Jong, 2005).
Plastic surgery comes from two words, namely "operation"
which means surgery and "plastic" which comes from three languages,
namely Plasein (the ancient language), Plastiec (Dutch), Plasticos
 (Latin), all of which have the meaning of "change". form". In medical
science, known as "Plastic Surgery" 6.
In general, plastic surgery can be defined as changing one form
to another by means of surgery, whereas according to medical science
it is the surgery of tissues or organs from one place to another as a
material to add to the operated tissue.

2. Macam-Macam Operasi Plastik

Broadly speaking, operations can be divided into two types:
Operations performed out of necessity. It aims to eliminate or cover
defects in parts or organs of the body. Body defects that are usually
operated on are divided into two types:
a. Defects that grow and originate from within the body, there are
two kinds of defects, namely congenital defects from birth and
those that arise due to illness.
b. Defects that arise from the outside and are caused by events
that befall a person, such as accidents or fires, such as cuts and
cuts on the face, blisters due to burns.
c. Defects or injuries as mentioned, require surgery to restore the
function or condition of the organ. Although it is not considered
an emergency, this kind of surgery is called a necessity, it needs
to be done to beautify the body shape. In addition to beautifying
and restoring the function of body organs to a normal state,
plastic surgery is very helpful in developing the potential of the
person who does it and increasing self-confidence.
An operation performed with the aim of beautifying the body's
organs. Contrary to necessity, this operation is done only by the will
of the person performing it. In fact, the body shape that is owned is
perfect or there are no physical defects. So the operation is carried out
only because of dissatisfaction with the body shape that has been
given to the person concerned, such as wanting a sharp nose,
6
Nurul Maghfiroh and Heniyatun, Juridical Study of Plastic Surgery as Ijtihad in Islamic
Law , ISSN 2407-9189, The 2 nd University Research Coloqulum, 2015, p.212
 beautifying the shape of the lips, making thin cheeks and so on.
Operations like this can also be divided into two kinds :
1. Surgery to shape organs.
2. Surgery to rejuvenate organs.
This kind of surgery is carried out on the grounds that he is not
confident in his body shape, so he decides to perform surgery to
perfect his body shape. Although the costs incurred are not small, but
many people are willing to raise money to shape the body according to
what they want.

3. Changing Allah's Creation from an Islamic Perspective

A. The Law of Changing Allah's Creation (Plastic Surgery)
According to Abdul Aziz Dahlan (modern jurisprudence),
he reviewed the problem of plastic surgery based on the purpose
of the operation. Generally divided into two, for the sake of
treatment and to beautify themselves. Then, the operations
performed for the sake of treatment are divided into two, namely
those carried out because of urgency, and those carried out
because they are needed.
Plastic surgery for medicinal purposes is legally allowed,
OK? urgent _ nor needed. Plastic surgery in a state of urgency ,
such as a blockage in the urinary tract, is legally permissible,
because if surgery is not performed, it can cause urine to flow to
other places, making it difficult for those who suffer from this
disease to perform worship in peace because of their clothes and
clothes. his body is often unclean. In addition, blockage of urine
can also cause other diseases for those concerned 7.
Likewise, plastic surgery to repair a disability
or damage that is needed (non-emergency), such as a cleft lip or
skin damaged by burns, is legally permissible based on the
consideration that a person's disability can prevent him from living
7
Abdul Aziz Dahlan, dkk (ed), Ensiklopedi Hukum Islam, Jakarta: PT. Ichtiar Baru Van
Hoeve, 2001, p.213
 his social life. What's more have that handicap are officials or
community leaders.
According to Abdus Salam, an official or community leader
with a disability can make the person concerned not confident, so
that the duties and responsibilities the answer can be ignored.
While the rules of ushul fiqh say that " the interests of the people
are more takes precedence over personal interests". Therefore, so
that the attitude and behavior of the official or religious leader
does not disappoint, the person concerned is allowed to eliminate
his disability 8.
M. Sayyid Ahmad al-Musayyar Professor of al-Azhar
University in Cairo also agrees that plastic surgery in order to
beautify oneself to treat defects or damage to body parts, such as
burns and so on is not prohibited in Islamic law, because it is
included in the category of treatment 9.
Syauqi Abduh As-Sahi in his work al-Fiqh Islami wa al-
Qhadaya at-Thibbiyah al- Mu'ashirah states that what is meant by
plastic surgery is only two; namely: to treat the disgrace that is on
the body, due to events that befall it such as fire, accident, fire or
others, and to beautify oneself, by looking for parts of the body
that are considered disturbing or uncomfortable for people to see
10
.
According to Abdussalam, in the words of the Prophet it
was stated: " Create, O servants of Allah, for verily Allah has not
created a disease, unless He also provides a cure, except for one
disease, namely old age" (HR. Ahmad)
Meanwhile, according to modern experts such as Wahbah
Zuhaili and Muhammad Fauzi Faydullah, plastic surgery on the
basis of correcting defects is allowed, the legal basis is the hadith
8
Abdul Aziz et al, p.213
9
M. Sayyid Ahmad Al-Musayyar, Akhlak al-Usrah al-Muslimah Buhuts wa Fatwa, Trans.
Faturrahman Yahya and Ahmad Ta'yudin, Islam Talks About Sex, Love and Households, Jakarta:
Erlangga Publisher, 2009, p . 106.
10
Syauqi Abduh As-Sahi, Al-Fiqh Islami wa al-Qhadaya at-Thibbiyah al-Mu’ashirah,
Mesir: Maktabah an-Nahdhah al-Mishriyah, 1990, p. 129.
 of the Prophet Muhammad: "A Bedouin asked the Messenger of
Allah. Should we be treated? The Prophet replied. That's right, O
servant of Allah, seek treatment, because Allah does not create a
disease unless there is a cure " (HR Irmidhi). The meaning of the
hadith is that every disease that Allah has given there must be a
cure, so it is recommended for those who are sick to treat the
disease.
There are two conditions that must be met when performing
plastic surgery, namely: First , the material used to patch or cover
defects such as skin or bones, must come from his own body, or
from someone who has recently died. Second , doctors who
perform plastic surgery must be sure that the results will be
positive or in other words, the goals intended by the procurement
of plastic surgery are achieved.
So, plastic surgery that someone does, does not fulfill two
above conditions then it is not allowed, because it is against the
Shari'ah'. Something that contrary to the shari'a' must contain a
very big harm and violate religious rules.

B. Plastic Surgery for Beauty

Islam is very concerned about the physical and non-
physical beauty of humans. However, this was done for the
purpose of maintaining the honor and glory. So, plastic surgery for
beauty such as removing signs of aging in face and body by
tightening the skin and breasts, slimming waist, and enlarge the
hips, then such plastic surgery is not according to Islamic law or
not.
The evidence in the Qur'an which states that it is forbidden
to change Allah's creation, namely Surah An-Nisa' verse 119,
which means: “And I will mislead them, and I will arouse in them
[sinful] desires, and I will command them so they will slit the ears
of cattle, and I will command them so they will change the
 creation of Allah." And whoever takes Satan as an ally instead of
Allah has certainly sustained a clear loss”. (An-Nisa'/4:119).
This verse comes as a censure ( dzamm ) for the actions of
Satan who always invites humans to do various immoral acts,
including changing God's creation ( taghyir khalqillah ). Plastic
Surgery to beautify oneself, including in the sense of changing
Allah's creation, then the law is haram, because it is not in
accordance with Islamic law 11.
This verse is also the basis for some scholars, to determine
the law to change God's creation that is not related to health is
prohibited. For example, making tattoos, cutting teeth, castrating
humans and so on. There are other scholars who argue that Surah
An-Nisa' verse 119 is in line with Surah Ar-Rum verse 30:

‫َّاس َعلَْي َه ۗا اَل َتْب ِديْ َل خِلَْل ِق‬ َّ ِ ٰ َ ‫ك لِلدِّيْ ِن َحنِْي ًف ۗا فِطْر‬
َ ‫ت اللّه اليِت ْ فَطََر الن‬ َ
ِ
َ ‫فَاَق ْم َو ْج َه‬
ِ ‫ك الدِّيْ ُن الْ َقيِّ ۙ ُم َوٰل ِك َّن اَ ْكَثَر الن‬ ِ ٰ
)30 :30/‫الروم‬ ۙ
ّ ( ٣٠ ‫َّاس اَل َي ْعلَ ُم ْو َن‬ َ ‫اللّ ِه ۗ ٰذل‬
Meaning :
30. So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to
truth. [Adhere to] the fitrah of Allah upon which He has created
[all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah.
That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.
(Ar-Rum/30:30)
Another reason is that plastic surgery to beautify oneself
belongs to the category of exaggeration. Where Allah SWT does
not like an act that is done excessively , deceiving others, riya' and
immorality which are all contrary to the letter An-Nisa' verse 142 :

11
Abdul Aziz Dahlan, et al p.214-215
 َّ ‫خُي ٰ ِدعُ ْو َن ال ٰلّ هَ َو ُه َو َخ ِادعُ ُه ۚ ْم َواِ َذا قَ ُام ْٓوا اِىَل‬
ِ ‫الص ٰل‬
‫وة قَ ُام ْوا‬ ِِ ِ
َ ‫ا َّن الْ ُمنٰفقنْي‬
/‫ ( النس اۤء‬١٤٢ ‫َّاس َواَل يَ ْذ ُكُر ْو َن ال ٰلّ هَ اِاَّل قَلِْياًل ۖا‬ ‫ىٰل‬
َ ‫ُك َس ا ىۙ يُ َراۤءُ ْو َن الن‬
)142 :4
Meaning :
142. Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive Allah, but
He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand
lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering
Allah except a little, (An-Nisa'/4:142)
While the fiqh experts forbid plastic surgery to
beautify themselves is the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad: "
Allah curses women " those who get tattoos and those who ask for
a tattoo, shave their eyebrows or ask to be shaved, file their teeth
or those who ask to file their teeth to make them beautiful, which
is all that is meant for beauty by changing Allah's creation ”
(Narrated by Ahmad, al-Bukhari, Muslim, At-T i rmidhi, Abu
Dawud, Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah) 12.
Another narration, Rasulullah SAW said: " From Hashim,
he said that: Fatimah bin Munzhir told me from Asma ', that a
woman came to the Prophet SAW, then she said to the Messenger
of Allah, "O Messenger of Allah, indeed my son is getting
married, he is sick so his hair falls out, can I tie his hair?" The
Prophet replied, "Allah curse the women who tie their hair."
(Narrated by Al-Bukhari, Muslim, and Nasa'i)13.

C. The Dangers and Side Effects of Changing Allah's Creation

(Plastic Surgery)
Here are some of the dangers of plastic surgery :
12
Huzaemah Tahido Yanggo, Contemporary Women's Jurisprudence, Bandung: Ghalia
Indonesia,
2010, p . 6.
13
Huzaemah Tahido, p. 6.
1. Pain arises
Plastic surgery will definitely cause pain that is quite
excruciating. Both do plastic surgery on the face and on the
body. One of the most painful types of plastic surgery is
abdominal plastic surgery or commonly called
abdominoplasty.

2. Leave scars
Performing surgery is very clear that surgery will be done.
After that, it will also be re-sewn. So, that's where the stitches
that left the wound came from. Although treatment techniques
are used to remove scars, of course it will not be 100% lost.
Like crumpled paper, no matter how well you smooth it, it still
leaves marks and traces of squeezing. So is your skin.
Some other things that can leave scars, namely: boils,
bitten by a dog, the danger of a cat bite.

3. Cellulite that doesn't go away

The dangers of plastic surgery that is used to get rid of
cellulite actually won't work. Even if you have done
liposuction or liposuction, it is not efficient. It actually makes
yourself more wrinkled and cellulite becomes worse. To get rid
of cellulite, you can do sports that burn calories regularly.

4. Liposuction risks death

Plastic surgery is the same as any other surgery. Human
error and the risk of death must also exist. When you do
liposuction, the doctor will try to suck the fat inside your body.
So that indirectly, the danger of liposuction is that doctors also
suck and take your blood. According to the American Society
of Plastic Surgeons, you should only take 6 pounds of fat per
suction.
 If it exceeds this limit, it is feared that the patient will
become dehydrated which causes lack of fluids and blood to
the heart and brain. This can cause body shock that can lead to
sudden death. That's why you should consult a doctor to do
this.

5. Dizziness and headache

Surgical scars are very painful, for example, such as the
occurrence of a prolonged headache. This can be caused by a
problem with the part of the body or organ that you did the
plastic surgery. The condition of the head often dizzy can also
occur if you do it .

6. The risk of inflammation

One of the side effects of plastic surgery is inflammation.
The dangers of plastic surgery will certainly leave scars. If it is
not treated properly it can cause infection and inflammation,
this will worsen the condition of the body after surgery. A
number of inflammatory conditions can also occur due to:
urinary tract infections, due to high leukocytes, the danger of
holding urine.

7. Increased 'Body Dysmorphic Disorder '

Body dysmorphic disorder is a psychological disorder that
causes sufferers to develop their own strange and distorted
perceptions of their bodies. They will not be satisfied with the
results and any shape on his body. This will find women who
do plastic surgery for the sake of appearance.
Usually those who perform cosmetic surgery, tend to feel
less satisfied with the results of the operation. Then a few
weeks later, will return to improve his appearance. This is what
 they will tend to do. Some deviations of this condition also
cause disorders such as bulimia and anorexia.

8. Expensive cost
The cost you have to spend for plastic surgery is certainly
not small. There are many things that you have to fulfill, such
as skin grafting and some complicated procedures. Not to
mention you also have to be ready to bear all the complications
that arise after surgery. Because this operation also has the
possibility to perform a follow-up operation

9. The risk of paralysis in the former organs of surgery

Although surgery makes your body shape beautiful and
beautiful, it can actually be disastrous. Even though it looks
perfect from the outside, who would have thought the inside
was painful. It is similar when you try for jaw surgery. Various
risks will occur, one of which is jaw surgery. Indeed, making
the jaw look more dramatic will make you look beautiful.
However, this may turn out to be a disaster. Because it can
increase facial problems and complications. Inevitably there
will be numbness of the face and permanent paralysis.

10. Reaction of silicon

Plastic surgery such as breast or buttock contouring
requires silicone implants. Not everyone can stand and match
the silicon. If this is rejected, the body will form granuloma
tissue. This will result in your body looking swollen, uneven
redness. Unfortunately this impact will start to show after a
few months or even years later.

11. Vulnerable to new problems

 Doing plastic surgery, as well as you have to pay close
attention to your body. They will be more prone to allergies,
such as persistent red spots. It is feared that this will become a
new problem after surgery.
12. The mildest effect is swelling
Swelling due to anything especially after surgery is very
painful. Though swelling is the mildest effect after surgery.
 CHAPTER III
CONCLUSION
Beauty in Islam is true beauty and the ideal of beauty that comes from the
heart. But not infrequently people define the word "beautiful" only limited to
physical beauty. So many people are competing to be "beautiful", and
unfortunately it is intended for physical needs only, not physically and mentally.
So that many are dissatisfied with what is given and then deliberately do plastic
surgery to beautify themselves.
From the description above, it can be concluded that:
1. Plastic surgery can be done because for the sake of treatment, physical
defects that make the person concerned are not confident so that it
interferes with their lives and injuries caused by accident. In addition,
a defect, either a birth defect or a birth defect An accident such as a
burn is a disaster. Because if he stays in his condition, it is feared that
he will complain and feel uncomfortable about himself, especially his
religion. Whereas in Islam a person is obliged to maintain five things,
namely maintaining religion ( hifdzh al-din ), maintaining the soul (
hifdzh al-nafs ), maintaining reason ( hifdzh al-'aql ), maintaining
offspring ( hifdzh al-nasl ), and maintaining property. ( hifdz al - maal
).
2. Plastic surgery is not allowed if it aims to beautify oneself and
dissatisfaction with what God has given, not because of need, then the
law is not allowed. Plastic surgery also includes an act that is carried
out excessively , deceiving others, riya' and immorality contrary to the
Qur'an and Hadith. Then, one of the other problems is the medical
surgeons plastic for beauty purposes sometimes does not distinguish
between needs that create danger with needs that do not Cause danger.
What they are interested in is just looking for material benefits, and
provide satisfaction to patients. Beauty surgery this kind too much
contains elements of fraud and forgery. Even, There will be many side
effects and other harms that arise as a result of surgery plastic.
Furthermore, this act is tantamount to forgery or fraud against himself
and even others, as for the law for those who cheating is haram
according to syara'. Besides, danger occurs if that operation failed,
could increase the damage in his body. So no matter what acts of self-
harm is not in accordance with sharia law'. The rules of usul which
strengthen the above statement is: “ Refuse damage must be take
precedence over benefiting. ”
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