Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is it permissable to get a tattoo?

· 7 Rajab 1429 AH1 min readFatwa 16896English

Question

Is it permissable to get a tattoo?

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

It is not permissible for get a tattoo. Nabi صلى الله عليه و سلم has cursed people who get a tattoo and those who make the tattoo:

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ وَالْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةَ (ابو داود)

Answered by
Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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