tattooed person on hajj

[nyerekareem]

:salam2:

i converted/reverted to islam when i was 14 years old, but a few years later i became layed back in my faith and began associating with the wrong crowd. i did some things that i'm not proud of. there's one thing that i did that i still haven't left behind me. i had gotten tattooed on both of my arms. they aren't huge or anything but it bothers me today. it bothers me today because i have become more serious with islam these past 2 years and have seen the errors of my old ways. i can't really afford to remove the tattoos and on top of that, their removal creates even more disfigurement and pain.

i have been seriously thinking of making hajj inshallah, but i'm worried about people seeing my tattoos when i'm in ihram. will i become prohibited from performing hajj? i have repented from this sin a long time ago, but would it be appropriate for me to perform hajj, being that people can see my tattoos? would i be breaking the rules of ihram if i were to put concealer over the tattooed area. i am a caramel complexion and there are many concealers out there that would be able to cover the tattoo. forgive me for my ignorance.

 

[unalsnake]

well brother you can need erase them i have a tattoo too this summer i will erase it insaAllah

 

[Happy 2BA Muslim]

:salam2: Brother,

Putting the concealer will be great.

Question:
When I was kafir I got a tattoo on my shoulder.Alhumdillah I am now Muslim, My husband is fine about it Alhumdillah, however we would like it removed. To have it removed by laser is expensive and I believe it requires burning of the skin and I do not want to rule out for myself being of thoes who will enter Jena without account. Inshallah
I have repented, is there anymore I really need to do?
Jazak Allah Khair.

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Praise be to Allaah Who has guided you to His Straight Path. I ask Allaah to make you steadfast in following it. As for this tattoo which cannot be removed except through this kind of surgery, you do not have to do this, because it is too difficult and will cause pain and hurt. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning);

“… and [Allaah] has not laid upon you in religion any hardship…” [al-Hajj 22:78].

Your regret and dislike of that, and your determination never to do it again is sufficient. Also, Islam wipes out what came before, so in this case leaving it as it is should not cause you any harm, in sha Allaah. May Allaah help you to do that which He loves and which pleases Him.

Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

 

[zarah]

:salam2: Brother,

Putting the concealer will be great.

Question:
When I was kafir I got a tattoo on my shoulder.Alhumdillah I am now Muslim, My husband is fine about it Alhumdillah, however we would like it removed. To have it removed by laser is expensive and I believe it requires burning of the skin and I do not want to rule out for myself being of thoes who will enter Jena without account. Inshallah
I have repented, is there anymore I really need to do?
Jazak Allah Khair.

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Praise be to Allaah Who has guided you to His Straight Path. I ask Allaah to make you steadfast in following it. As for this tattoo which cannot be removed except through this kind of surgery, you do not have to do this, because it is too difficult and will cause pain and hurt. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning);

“… and [Allaah] has not laid upon you in religion any hardship…” [al-Hajj 22:78].

Your regret and dislike of that, and your determination never to do it again is sufficient. Also, Islam wipes out what came before, so in this case leaving it as it is should not cause you any harm, in sha Allaah. May Allaah help you to do that which He loves and which pleases Him.

Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

:salam2:

Jazzak-Allah Khair bro...