doubtful about something concerning religion?

Thought id post on this issue since MANY of us muslims have came across it. We all have came to a point where we are not sure about the ruling of something in islam and when we do search for it we find different perspectives and points of views from different scholars and we get all this 'hanafi sect allows it, shafi'is dont' etc etc. By the way Islam is ONE religion, meaning there should only be ONE ruling on things we may encounter in life. Anyway, back to my point. Then when we cant find an exact answer, we feel so unsure and mixed up inside and pondering for closure.

In my case I have recently been thinking about getting my nose peirced again. And now that i actually care about my Iman unlike my previous times. I thought that i would go research whether its halaal or haraam to get my nose peirced. heres what i came across:

IslamOnline.net

“According to the teachings of Islam, our body - including all of our physical faculties - is a trust from Allah and we are required to protect and preserve it according to the best of our ability. Consequently, we are not allowed to alter or tamper with our physical faculties unnecessarily; we are only permitted to interfere with them in order to correct a natural deformity or repair or remedy an ailment. Any other form of interference or tampering with our body is akin to altering Allah’s creation which has been condemned in the Qur’an.

We read in the Qur’an that Satan, the accursed one, has pledged to Allah that he will be tirelessly working to lead humans unto ways of perdition and self-destruction: “… ‘And I will surely lead them astray, and arouse desires in them, and command them and they will cut the cattle’s ears, and I will surely command them and they will change Allah’s creation.’ Whoever chooses the Devil for a friend instead of Allah is assuredly a loser, and his loss is manifest.” (An-Nisa’: 119)

While reflecting on the above verse, we must also read the following statements of Allah in the Qur’an: “There is no altering Allah’s creation.” (Ar-Rum: 30); “And do not cast yourselves into destruction by your own hands.” (Al-Baqarah: 195).

In light of the above, body piercing, tattooing, branding, etc. all fall in the category of unnecessary interference, alteration and mutilation of Allah’s creation. Therefore, no Muslim, who is conscious of his religion, should ever contemplate such activities.


While on the other hand, i came across this also:

IslamQA.com

The ruling on putting a ring in a woman’s nose is that it is permissible, because the nose is pierced for the purpose of adornment and not for the purpose of harming or changing the creation of Allaah.

And Allaah is the source of strength. They Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and Companions. End quote.

Contradictory much? Both are very famous and reliable sites yet i have hit another roadblock. What to do now? Well, i could pray Istikharah and get my answer that way. But since its not really important that i should get my nose peirced, i may aswell just leave it:

''Leave that about which you are in doubt for that about which you are in no doubt." At tirmidhi an nisa'i

So I think i may aswell just forget getting my nose peirced. I mean could you imagine any of the islamic female role models getting their nose peirced? come to think of it i think its more of a cultural thing more than anything. I mostly see the asian muslims with nose studs. Which may have been adopted from the hindus or pre-islamic times? correct me if im wrong. but if im right wouldnt this then be immitating kufaar which is haraam?

So there it is. if doubtful about something. leave it unless its a serious situation that needs thorough thinking through. Its not the risk finding out when u die that u have indulged in something that this sinful when you couldve avoided it. Think about this..


Salaam, and much love as always xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx