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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
In this fatwa:
It is permissible to wear colored contact lenses as long as they are not worn to deceive or allure others. The Quran supports adornments if used appropriately (Al-Araf 6:32).
Answering your question, Dr. Muhammad Salama, PhD, Islamic Studies in English, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Sciences al-Madinah International University (Mediu), states:
Colored contact lenses have the same Shariah ruling as other adornments. They are basically permissible.
Almighty Allah says in the Quran what means โSay: Who is it that has prohibited the adornments of Allah, which He has brought forth for His servantsโฆโ (Al-Araf 6:32)
But colored contact lenses may not be used to deceive or allure others as commonly practiced by a large segment of their users. Such usage is undoubtedly forbidden.
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Almighty Allah knows best.
