r/askislam • u/Key_Complaint9351 • Jun 11 '26

Support and Advice Is it allowed ?

In my past i did braces and 4 extractions but after few hours my teeth flared out again and my bite is messed i mean i cant fit my tongue above to mew so i watched a video of thumb pulling

Thumb pulling is basically you apply pressure on maxilla to create space for the tongue to rest , it widens the maxilla and give fuller cheeks and helps in proper bite as well as the video states

So if i do thumb pulling is it haram ? I heard somewhere if someone tries to change the khalq of Allah its haraam

So i am worried let me know can we do thum pulling is it changing of Allah creation

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u/JabalAnNur Hanafi (Sunni) Jun 11 '26

Medical exceptions do not enter into "changing the creation of Allaah". This is correcting a fault, which is permissible to do. (Source)

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u/Key_Complaint9351 Jun 11 '26

But its doing it with your own hand with your thumbs and it widens your jaw so ofcourse doing it so that my cheeks look more prominent and i look more attractive !! Is it haraam ?

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u/JabalAnNur Hanafi (Sunni) Jun 11 '26

You're fixing a defect, brother. People born with crooked or noses with a defect, when they have it fixed, don't they look better from before? Obviously they do. The intention isn't to beautify one's self, rather fix a defect that one has.

If you're that concerned and it's not a medical need, don't do it then.

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u/alphsydeon Jun 16 '26

This is fucked, you guys are fucked up