What is the ruling on skin-peeling cream?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on skin-peeling cream? This cream is available in the markets, so what is the ruling on using such creams?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
I do not know what this cream is. If it softens and smooths the skin without changing its color, there is nothing wrong with it, because it is among the tools of adornment.
However, if it changes the skin from one color to another, it is forbidden, because it is more severe than tattooing, for which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the doer. He cursed the one who tattoos and the one who gets tattooed.
Tattooing is when the skin is pierced with a color different from its natural color, in the manner of embroidery and weaving. Uglier than that is when the tattoo is in the form of an animal. This is the answer: if it is for smoothing the body, there is nothing wrong with it, and if it is for changing the color, it is forbidden.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
I do not know what this cream is. If it softens and smooths the skin without changing its color, there is nothing wrong with it, because it is among the tools of adornment.
However, if it changes the skin from one color to another, it is forbidden, because it is more severe than tattooing, for which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the doer. He cursed the one who tattoos and the one who gets tattooed.
Tattooing is when the skin is pierced with a color different from its natural color, in the manner of embroidery and weaving. Uglier than that is when the tattoo is in the form of an animal. This is the answer: if it is for smoothing the body, there is nothing wrong with it, and if it is for changing the color, it is forbidden.