Removing a tattoo containing an image after embracing Islam
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from the Netherlands says: I converted to Islam, and I have a tattoo with an image on it from before my conversion. Is it obligatory for me to remove it?
Answer:
If you are able to do so, it is obligatory for you. If you are not able to do so, it is not obligatory for you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from the Netherlands says: I converted to Islam, and I have a tattoo with an image on it from before my conversion. Is it obligatory for me to remove it?
Answer:
If you are able to do so, it is obligatory for you. If you are not able to do so, it is not obligatory for you. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يذكر في رد المنكوحة بالعيب — islamhouse.com (1:03:36)
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