Using coloured contact lenses

Reference: Fataawa Noor ‘alad-Darb – Question No.5626, Page 78, Volume 11

Question: What is the ruling regarding using coloured contact lenses for beautification?

Response: There is no harm [in using coloured contact lenses], so long as [the following] two conditions are met:

1) They are not harmful to the eyes;

2) They do not resemble the eyes of animals.

He is a graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having graduated from the Institute of Arabic Language, and later the Faculty of Sharee'ah in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.