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Jazakallah Zaheer & Hussain for your du'as

I will give you an example to elaborate my point (perhaps i didnt make it clearer earlier) If you travel to a country where it is socially unacceptable/looked down upon for men to hug men/women to hug women (for arguments sake say it is perceived as a sign of homosexuality) although islamically its ...

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I feel Islam is a very social religion

i have seen several rulings discouraging practices that may not be haraam in themselves but may be looked down upon.

I have a strong feeling the same would apply to tattoing if the environment in which one lives is such that people look down upon tattoos

It would be interesting if you could send a follow up question:

Would tattooing be okay if the community in which I live looks down upon people who have tattoos?

Kindly note the change of date for Shurwaate Shaadi majlis for gents. It is now on Saturday, 26 July 2008 at 7:30pm at Mehfile Abbas, Dar es Salaam

It would be interesting if you could send a follow up question:

Would tattooing be okay if the community in which I live looks down upon people who have tattoos?

The logic behind its permissibility is that 'permanent tattoos' are created by inserting ink under the skin. Since its under the skin, it doesnt hinder wudhoo or ghusl and cannot be touched.

Caution: The ruling is for permanent tattoos and not temporary ones which are on the skin

Alaykum Salaam

Ameen!

Thanks for your du'as and kind words Mohammad & Azra

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