Is it permissible for a woman to put a design on her hand that is not a tattoo but remains for several days and then disappears?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this woman says: Is it permissible for me to put a design on my hand, which is not a tattoo, but rather a design that remains for several days and then disappears?
The Shaykh:
It resembles a tattoo. Leave this alone; it resembles a tattoo. Yes. Henna was used by women for dyeing; there is nothing wrong with dyeing because it is adornment with which she beautifies herself. But something black that resembles... it resembles a tattoo. It is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
Then she says, may Allah preserve you: What if this design is of living beings?
The Shaykh:
It is more severe. It becomes an image, meaning it is a greater sin. This image-making is forbidden. It is forbidden. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this woman says: Is it permissible for me to put a design on my hand, which is not a tattoo, but rather a design that remains for several days and then disappears?
The Shaykh:
It resembles a tattoo. Leave this alone; it resembles a tattoo. Yes. Henna was used by women for dyeing; there is nothing wrong with dyeing because it is adornment with which she beautifies herself. But something black that resembles... it resembles a tattoo. It is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
Then she says, may Allah preserve you: What if this design is of living beings?
The Shaykh:
It is more severe. It becomes an image, meaning it is a greater sin. This image-making is forbidden. It is forbidden. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2111 -3022] هل يجوز أن تضع المرأة على يدها رسمٌ ليس بوشم ويبقى لعدة أيام ثم يزول؟ — youtube.com
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