AskImamDarul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah (AskImam)
Is it permissable to get a tattoo?
Question
Is it permissable to get a tattoo?
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
It is not permissible for get a tattoo. Nabi صلى الله عليه و سلم has cursed people who get a tattoo and those who make the tattoo:
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ وَالْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةَ (ابو داود)
- Answered by
- Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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