Question
Is it permissible to decorate your teeth with a golden cover fixed on it, so as to be identified as someone who had performed Hajj? It has become a fashion (in Ghana) among the Hujaaj especially the women to fix golden teeth when they perform Hajj. Those fixing it for you will first reduce the size of your teeth they are to work on, before fixing the golden teeth cover on your real teeth, so that, the size of the golden teeth matches with the other real teeth you have. What happens to your wudu, as the water doesn't touch the real teeth but rather the golden cover they fixed on it? Would your ablution be valid? Will silver teeth be permissible?
Answer
The sin of this fashion is of an aggravated nature. It is satanic in the extreme. This evil, haraam practice is termed taghyeer khalqillaah (changing the creation of Allah) by the Qur‟aan Majeed. In addition to this major sin, is the other major sin of greater notoriety, and that is pride (takabbur) and show (riya). To display and advertise oneself as being a Haaji is exceptionally evil and vile in the extreme. It is worse than only taghyeer khalqillaah. It is akin to shirk. However, despite the shaitaaniyat and sin of this evil practice, wudhu and ghusl according to the Maaliki Mathhab will be valid. In terms of the Maaliki Math-hab followed by Muslims of Ghana, rinsing the mouth is Sunnat in both wudhu and ghusl. However, according to the Hanafi Mathhab, while the wudhu will be valid, the ghusl will not be valid. The person will perpetually remain in the state of janaabat and filth.
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- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 27 No 08
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- 3
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