The Ruling on Tattooing the Face and Hands and Removing It
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Question:
The questioner says: A woman has tattoos on her face and hands from when she was young, and these tattoos remained with her until she learned that they are forbidden. She is now seventy years old. What is the ruling?
Answer:
Tattooing is forbidden; it is a major sin. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who tattoos and the one who gets tattooed. It is one of the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, so a Muslim woman should not do it, never. But if she did it, or did it out of ignorance, and then learned that it is forbidden, if she is able to remove it, she should remove it. If she is unable to remove it, it remains, and she must repent to Allah the Exalted. Yes.
The questioner says: A woman has tattoos on her face and hands from when she was young, and these tattoos remained with her until she learned that they are forbidden. She is now seventy years old. What is the ruling?
Answer:
Tattooing is forbidden; it is a major sin. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who tattoos and the one who gets tattooed. It is one of the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, so a Muslim woman should not do it, never. But if she did it, or did it out of ignorance, and then learned that it is forbidden, if she is able to remove it, she should remove it. If she is unable to remove it, it remains, and she must repent to Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source
دروس الحرم، درس التفسير من الحرم 12-08-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (41:30)
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