Fariq Naik – Can I Keep My Tattoo to Avoid the Pain of its Removal

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			My name is Muhammad Shiraz. I'm
from Pakistan will turn in a
		

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			medical student, one of my friend
applied tattoo on a part of his
		

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			body and now he's ashamed of it.
		

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			As we are aware that removing it
is really painful, so can he
		

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			continue without removing this
tattoo or should it be removed?
		

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			First, let us understand or know
the ruling regarding tattoos. Our
		

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			Beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be
upon him said it's mentioned in
		

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			Sahih Bukhari Hadith number 5937.
Line Allahu wa sila while Mostoles
		

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			sila, while ye Shima will most
Toshima Abdullah of Muhammad peace
		

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			be upon him said that Allah
subhanaw taala curses has caused
		

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			the woman who lent them his her
hair artificially or has her hair
		

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			lended when Allah subhanaw taala
curses, the woman who applies
		

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			tattoos, or gets herself tattooed.
In another Hadith our beloved
		

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			Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him
said and this hadith is mentioned
		

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			same to 40 as well, that Abdullah
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon
		

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			him, He prohibited al Washington,
which refers to tattooing from
		

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			these two Hadees our beloved
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon we
		

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			understand that applying tattoos
is haram and this refers to
		

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			permanent tattoos. If a person
wants to apply henna, there is no
		

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			problem but applying tattoos,
permanent tattoos that is
		

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			prohibited, it is haram in Islam.
Now, there are many non Muslims,
		

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			they have applied a lot of
tattoos, some of them have like
		

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			tattoos on their face, on their
hands on their chest, on their
		

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			back. And after they embrace
Islam, but not really realize what
		

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			they had done. While they were non
Muslims, it is wrong. As we know
		

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			that when a person embraced Islam,
all of his previous sins are
		

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			forgiven, as long as he truly
believes in Allah subhanaw taala
		

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			so if a person embraced Islam, all
of his previous sins are forgiven.
		

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			Now, when a person embraces Islam,
and this person had applied
		

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			tattoos previously, so, now, what
should you do in this situation,
		

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			and we find certain Muslims as
well, they apply tattoos and later
		

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			on realize what they have done is
wrong. If a person can remove
		

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			these tattoos, he should see to it
that he removed these tattoos and
		

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			sometimes it is easy, some tattoo
companies they charge 10 to $25
		

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			per inch of tattoo in order to
remove a tattoo for tattoo
		

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			removal, certain companies charge
$50 $70 $100 depends upon the kind
		

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			of tattoo and but naturally
depends upon the size and the
		

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			depth and how old the tattoo is
and the kind of ink that is used.
		

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			If a person has the financial
capability and it is not damaging
		

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			to his health, then he should see
too that he removes his these
		

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			tattoos, but many times it is
difficult and certain times it
		

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			could be painful as well, but now
because of technology, it can be
		

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			removed in many situations, but if
it is difficult and if a person
		

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			does not have the financial
capability, then inshallah Allah
		

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			subhanaw taala will forgive him,
sometimes it is very expensive, it
		

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			goes up to $450 per session and
the total treatment it could go up
		

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			to $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Certain
people they may not be able to
		

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			spend this amount of money, but if
a person has the capability, he
		

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			should see too that he removes his
tattoos and many times these
		

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			tattoos, they cannot be removed
completely. Many times even though
		

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			the laser treatment is done, yet
the tattoos are part of it it
		

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			remains and many times it can only
be lightened and it cannot be
		

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			completely removed. So looking at
the pros and cons a person should
		

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			judge it as per his capability.
And if a person cannot then
		

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			inshallah Allah subhanaw taala
will forgive him, but if a person
		

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			yet has tattoos, so you should see
to that he should try to cover it
		

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			as much as possible. For example,
if a person has tattoo on his
		

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			lower arm, he should see too that
he covers his lower arm, but
		

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			generally if it is a small tattoo
inshallah it should be easy to
		

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			remove this tattoo. I hope that
answers your question.