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What is the ruling on unifying body color to the color of vitiligo permanently after the failure of multiple vitiligo treatments?

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Unifying body color to treat vitiligo involves removing melanin pigment from healthy skin to make the entire body white. Treating vitiligo-affected areas is permissible, based on the hadith of Arfajah ibn As'ad, who had a nose made of gold, and the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud, "except for a disease." However, unifying body color by whitening healthy areas might be considered altering Allah's creation. Yet, the preponderant view is permissibility if it serves as a treatment for the body and achieves an acceptable, moderate color.

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