Is it permissible, in Sharia, for you to undergo a skin-lightening procedure, knowing that your skin color is a wheatish complexion, and that your husband adores white women, cannot avert his gaze from any white woman, and wishes to marry another foreign white woman?
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The husband's act of looking at what is unlawful is a bad deed and impermissible. As for skin lightening, there are two situations: The first is through cosmetic surgery, or by using exfoliants or laser beams. This is forbidden except for someone who has a disfiguring defect or significant harm. The second is by using natural means without exfoliation, such as creams. This is permissible as long as it does not result in significant harm.
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