Men entering the prohibition of tattooing
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Also, regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), “May Allah curse the one who tattoos and the one who gets tattooed,” does this hadith include men, such that they are prohibited from tattooing?
Answer:
Men do not do this; it is the women who strive to adorn and beautify themselves, in their opinion. Men do not do this. If they do, it is imitating women. Imitating women is forbidden.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Also, regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), “May Allah curse the one who tattoos and the one who gets tattooed,” does this hadith include men, such that they are prohibited from tattooing?
Answer:
Men do not do this; it is the women who strive to adorn and beautify themselves, in their opinion. Men do not do this. If they do, it is imitating women. Imitating women is forbidden.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يصنع إذا اجتمع الداعيان — islamhouse.com (56:43)
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