Does cauterization fall under tattooing or altering Allah's creation?
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The questioner : ... We take, O Shaykh ... like ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The question ... .
The Shaykh : He says, the cauterization on the hand, is it like this?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, the cauterization.
The questioner : What is the ruling?
The Shaykh : Cauterization?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The Shaykh : They do it to themselves, yes, a person comes and folds a cloth, a cloth, then he lights one end of it, then he wets his hand and places it on it until the fire consumes the entire cloth and reaches his hand, then he cauterizes it. The best it can be is that this cloth turns to ash on the hand, meaning it reaches and becomes ash, this is what Allah wills.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is good for shooting and bravery in the time of the boys, meaning, when he removes it and what is underneath has burst, he scratches it with his nail, then he sprinkles some of this ash on it, and that is it. They torment themselves; you find one of them going to run in the market because it burns him with the trick, and to make the heat easier for him, he keeps coming and going.
The questioner : What is the benefit?
The Shaykh : So they say the benefit is that your hand becomes steady when shooting, it does not move, meaning it makes it steadier, yes, it makes it steadier. In any case, we do not know if this is true or not, but this is what is well-known among the boys.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This brother Fahd Abdullah asks, he says, does it fall under tattooing like this? Or does it not fall under it?
The questioner : Cauterization.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Cauterization ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is in fact cauterization, and from the aspect of altering Allah's creation, it is also another thing.
The questioner : But it ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... it becomes clear, and this ..
The Shaykh : He, may Allah bless you, a person takes pride in this, and therefore, when he does this, you find him ... his hand so that people see that his hand is full of these cautery irons. These cauterizations.
The questioner : Is this without evidence, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Is there evidence for ..
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not, there is no evidence, absolutely no evidence.
The questioner : Okay ..
The Shaykh : And therefore, the younger ones of them say, instead of doing this, we will make it a nail cauterization, meaning he comes and starts scratching with his nail, he scratches, scratches, until he makes himself bleed. Look at the problem of the boy, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The question ... .
The Shaykh : He says, the cauterization on the hand, is it like this?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, the cauterization.
The questioner : What is the ruling?
The Shaykh : Cauterization?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The Shaykh : They do it to themselves, yes, a person comes and folds a cloth, a cloth, then he lights one end of it, then he wets his hand and places it on it until the fire consumes the entire cloth and reaches his hand, then he cauterizes it. The best it can be is that this cloth turns to ash on the hand, meaning it reaches and becomes ash, this is what Allah wills.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is good for shooting and bravery in the time of the boys, meaning, when he removes it and what is underneath has burst, he scratches it with his nail, then he sprinkles some of this ash on it, and that is it. They torment themselves; you find one of them going to run in the market because it burns him with the trick, and to make the heat easier for him, he keeps coming and going.
The questioner : What is the benefit?
The Shaykh : So they say the benefit is that your hand becomes steady when shooting, it does not move, meaning it makes it steadier, yes, it makes it steadier. In any case, we do not know if this is true or not, but this is what is well-known among the boys.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This brother Fahd Abdullah asks, he says, does it fall under tattooing like this? Or does it not fall under it?
The questioner : Cauterization.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Cauterization ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is in fact cauterization, and from the aspect of altering Allah's creation, it is also another thing.
The questioner : But it ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... it becomes clear, and this ..
The Shaykh : He, may Allah bless you, a person takes pride in this, and therefore, when he does this, you find him ... his hand so that people see that his hand is full of these cautery irons. These cauterizations.
The questioner : Is this without evidence, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Is there evidence for ..
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not, there is no evidence, absolutely no evidence.
The questioner : Okay ..
The Shaykh : And therefore, the younger ones of them say, instead of doing this, we will make it a nail cauterization, meaning he comes and starts scratching with his nail, he scratches, scratches, until he makes himself bleed. Look at the problem of the boy, yes.