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Question on removing Tattoos
Anonymous
03/10/02 at 15:31:59
asslamulakum. when i was 18yrs me & a friend had tattoos done.
i am now 24years old. i have dicovered my faith allhamduillah and have
learnt that it is harram. anyway i have had a consultaition for laser
treatment. now the down side is that in all it,s goin to be a long
process about a year. i was planning inshallah to go to do umrah in the next
few months but wanted advice on what to do and how to go about it.
03/10/02 at 15:34:24
jannah
Re: Question on removing Tattoos
amena555
03/12/02 at 11:58:37
Walaikum asalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,

I feel for you because I just had a tattoo removed.  I did not have it removed by laser but by a different method.

My suggestion with laser is make sure that you have colors in your tattoo that are compatible with the laser.  It is extremely expensive and you don't want to pay all that money if it's not going to work.  

The process that I had done was by hand and she injects a chemical throughout the tattoo and it will scab over and the scab will fall off with the tattoo in the scab.  So far, the scab has come off and there is no more tattoo alhumdulillah but it will scar depending on where the tattoo is located.

My sugestion is to research the type of laser that they use as there are about 4 different types.  Make sure that the laser will recognize the colors that you have in your tattoo (black is easiest to remove).

Since the tattoo is something that you got before you came to Islam then there is no sin on you if you don't have it removed before hajj or anytime.  However ifyou do something for the sake of Allah then you will be rewarded greatly.

I hope I have been of some help.

Your sister in Islam
Re: Question on removing Tattoos
EdisonShi
03/13/02 at 16:58:34
Can you explain where it is found that Tattoos are not Hallal and why?  Is there any Qua-ranic verse or Ahadith that disputes this as well?
Re: Question on removing Tattoos
bhaloo
03/13/02 at 17:06:14
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[quote author=EdisonShi link=board=madrasa;num=1015792320;start=0#2 date=03/13/02 at 16:58:34]Can you explain where it is found that Tattoos are not Hallal and why?  Is there any Qua-ranic verse or Ahadith that disputes this as well?[/quote]

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.816       Narrated by Humaid bin Abdur Rahman bin Auf


That in the year he performed Hajj, he heard Mu'awiya bin Abi Sufyan, who was on the pulpit and was taking a tuft of hair from one of his guards, saying, "Where are your religious learned men? I heard Allah's Apostle forbidding this (false hair) and saying, 'The children of Israel  were destroyed when their women started using this.' " Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah has cursed the lady who artificially lengthens (her or someone else's) hair and the one who gets her hair lengthened and the one who tattoos (herself or someone else) and the one who gets herself tattooed."

Re: Question on removing Tattoos
bhaloo
03/13/02 at 17:07:36
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Anonymous, regarding your question, insha'Allah this will answer it.

From islam-qa.com
Question:


What is the ruling on leaving a tattoo on the body after finding out that it is haraam? Also what about leaving a gold tooth which a Muslim had done when he was unaware (of the ruling), but if he has it removed after knowing that it is haraam, it will leave a gap in his mouth?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Please note that tattoos on the body are haraam, because it was reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed the one who makes hair extensions and the one who asks for that to be done, and the one who does tattoos and the one who asks for them to be done. If a Muslim does that when he is unaware of the fact that it is haraam, or that is done to him when he is a child, then he has to remove it when he comes to know that it is haraam. But if removing it is too difficult or will cause him harm, then it is sufficient for him to repent and seek forgiveness, and it will not matter if he leaves the mark on his body. With regard to having a gold tooth fitted when it is not needed, this is not permissible, because gold is haraam for men, unless there it is necessary for some valid reason. I understood from your question that you did that for the purpose of beautification, so you have to remove it. You can have it replaced with something else that is made of permissible material, other than gold. May Allaah help us all to do that which pleases Him. Wa’l-salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmat-Allaah wa barakaatuhu.



Shaykh ‘Abd-Alazeez ibn Baaz
Re: Question on removing Tattoos
EdisonShi
03/13/02 at 17:50:15
Is there any Qua-ranic verse which states that tattoos are forbidden?


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