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Is it wrong for a female to wear tampons? Some people say yes if your are a virgin. Is that true?

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

Having asked a doctor about the side affects of tampons, she replied that they can cause the deflowering of the girl. They also cause inflammations like vaginitis as well as congestions.

Basing on the doctor's reply, we say that using these tampons is forbidden for the harm they can cause.

The Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) said: “No one should cause harm to himself or to others”. Again, the deflowering of the girl can lead her to committing Zina.

Allah knows best.

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