48/26. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5107 — Changing the Creation of Allah
Women Who Have Their Teeth Separated
Hadith About Changing the Creation of Allah
Sunan an-Nasai : 5107
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5107
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْمَرْوَزِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنِ الْعُرْيَانِ بْنِ الْهَيْثَمِ، عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَلْعَنُ الْمُتَنَمِّصَاتِ وَالْمُتَفَلِّجَاتِ وَالْمُوتَشِمَاتِ اللاَّتِي يُغَيِّرْنَ خَلْقَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ .
Ibn Mas'ud Narrated from:
I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] cursing Al-Mutanammisat, women who have their teeth separated, and women who have tattoos done, those who change the creation of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5107In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 68English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5110
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5107
This hadith about changing the creation of Allah reports that Ibn Masud heard the Messenger of Allah cursing Al-Mutanammisat, women who have their teeth separated, and women who have tattoos done. The narration then describes them as those who change the creation of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime. The focus is on specific beauty practices named in the text: plucking, separating teeth, and tattooing. It is not a broad license to judge every personal grooming habit. Rather, the hadith gives a clear warning about these named actions. A believer should read it with care, take the wording seriously, and avoid treating the body as something to alter for beauty in these warned ways.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith mentions Al-Mutanammisat in the warning.
- Women who separate their teeth are named in the narration.
- Women who have tattoos done are included in the warning.
- The text links these named acts to changing the creation of Allah.
