Is it obligatory for one who got a tattoo while ignorant of its prohibition to remove it?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A man got a tattoo on his body, and he did not know that it was forbidden. Then he learned about it. Is it obligatory for him to remove it?
Answer:
If he is able to remove it, he should remove it. But if he is not able to, there is no blame on him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A man got a tattoo on his body, and he did not know that it was forbidden. Then he learned about it. Is it obligatory for him to remove it?
Answer:
If he is able to remove it, he should remove it. But if he is not able to, there is no blame on him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1053- هل يجب على من وضع الوشم جاهلًا حرمتَه أن يزيله؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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