Fatwa #1505413 April 2007United States of America

Star and Moon Tattoo in Islam

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I have been wanting to get a tattoo of the crescent moon and star, then found out it is against islam to get a tattoo. But what if the tattoo is religious? such as the one i am wanting to get, does make it a difference?

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

Tattooing in itself is prohibited even though the image is a religious one.

Rasulullah (S.A.W.) said, “Allah curses the one who performs the act of tattooing and the one who seeks tattooing. This was a common practice during the time of Jaahiliyyah (pre- Islamic era).

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

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