Question: What
does Islam say about a Muslim in his twenties who has a lot of tattoos?
I feel that it is incorrect and want to confirm my perception. Please advise.
Answer: Verse
31 of Surah Rum reads thus:
Follow the nature upon which Allah has created mankind.
It is not proper to change this nature. (31:31)
As a corollary to this verse, the Prophet
(sws) forbade a number of practices which changed the physical appearance
of a human being which must be preserved in the shape Allah has created.
Tattooing one’s body is one such practice forbidden by the Prophet (sws).
Consequently, it should be avoided. In other words, the nature -- physical
as well as spiritual -- of a human being must be preserved in the shape
Allah has created. Anything which may become a means of changing or modifying
this nature is undesirable.
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