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24th February 2020
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
Question: I wanted to ask if microblading is permitted? It’s a form of semi-permanent makeup and can remain on the skin for a few weeks, months or years depending on what treatment is done. Also is there any fatwa/madhab that permits it or is it strictly prohibited?
الجواب حامداً و مصلياً
In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Microblading, also known as micro-needling or eyebrow embroidery is a semi-permanent tattoo that creates hair-like strokes through a pen containing very small needles [at times 12-15 needles]. These needles implant pigment into the skin (epidermis) causing the skin to bleed during the process. Microblading is a form of tattoo because the pigment is implanted under the skin. The only difference between traditional tattooing and microblading is that in tattooing, ink or pigment is added into the dermis layer of the skin to make it permanent whereas in microblading, the pigment is added into the epidermis layer of the skin resulting in a semi-permanent tattoo. [1]
Clearly, the microblading process involves the use of needles causing the skin to bleed when inserting pigments onto the layer of the eyebrow skin. The Shar’ee ruling of microblading is no different from the traditional method of tattooing of using needles even if it is semi-permanent, hence prohibited. Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood states radhiyallahu anhu [reporting from the Messenger of Allāh sallallahu alayhi wasallam], “Allāh curses the one who does tattoos and the one who gets tattoos done, the one who has her eyebrows plucked, and those who have their teeth filed for the purpose of beautification, changing the creation of Allah.”[2] The Arabic term used for tattooing is الْوَشْمُ which means inserting needles into the skin to cause it to bleed, which is also the case with microblading of the eyebrows. [3] The last segment of the Hadeeth suggests that all forms of tattooing fall under the remit of altering the natural creation of Allāh Almighty. Ibn Katheer rahimahullah, whilst commenting on the verse where Iblis promised Allāh Almighty of instructing mankind to alter the natural creation of Allāh Almighty when he was expelled from Jannah for eternity, quotes the narration of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood radhiyallahu anhu to include tampering with the eyebrows and tattooing as part of changing Allah’s natural creation. [4] Microblading, although it is semi-permanent is no different in this regard.
In summary, microblading the eyebrows is not permissible like all other forms of body tattooing.
[Allāh Knows Best]
Written by: Apa Sajeda Reviewed by: Mufti Abdul Waheed
Attested by: Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam
JKN Fatawa Department
[1] Taryn Brows. (2019). Microblading Explained | Taryn Brows. [online] Available at: https://tarynbrows.com/services/microblading/about-microblading/ [Accessed 2 Aug. 2019].
https://www.elle.com/beauty/a37438/semi-permanent-eyebrow-microblading/ [Accessed 6 Aug. 2019]
[2] Saheeh al-Bukhari: Hadith 4886
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْوَاشِمَاتِ ، وَالْمُوتَشِمَاتِ ، وَالْمُتَنَمِّصَاتِ ، وَالْمُتَفَلِّجَاتِ لِلْحُسْنِ الْمُغَيِّرَاتِ خَلْقَ اللَّهِ ، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ ، يُقَالُ لَهَا أُمُّ يَعْقُوبَ ، فَجَاءَتْ ، فَقَالَتْ : إِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ لَعَنْتَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ ، فَقَالَ : وَمَا لِي أَلْعَنُ مَنْ لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَنْ هُوَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ ، فَقَالَتْ : لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ مَا بَيْنَ اللَّوْحَيْنِ فَمَا وَجَدْتُ فِيهِ مَا تَقُولُ ، قَالَ : لَئِنْ كُنْتِ قَرَأْتِيهِ لَقَدْ وَجَدْتِيهِ أَمَا قَرَأْتِ : وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا سورة الحشر آية 7 ، قَالَتْ : بَلَى ، قَالَ : فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ نَهَى عَنْهُ ، قَالَتْ : فَإِنِّي أَرَى أَهْلَكَ يَفْعَلُونَهُ ، قَالَ : فَاذْهَبِي فَانْظُرِي ، فَذَهَبَتْ فَنَظَرَتْ فَلَمْ تَرَ مِنْ حَاجَتِهَا شَيْئًا ، فَقَالَ : لَوْ كَانَتْ كَذَلِكَ مَا جَامَعْتُهَا
[3] Asqalani, Ibn Hajar,Fathul Bari, Kitab Al Libas, vol 10 p372
وَالْمَوْشُومَاتِ وَهِيَ مَنْ يُفْعَلُ بِهَا الْوَشْمُ قَالَ أَهْلُ اللُّغَةِ الْوَشْمُ بِفَتْحٍ ثُمَّ سُكُونٍ أَنْ يُغْرَزَ فِي الْعُضْوِ إِبْرَةٌ أَوْ نَحْوُهَا حَتَّى يَسِيلَ الدَّمُ ثُمَّ يُحْشَى بِنَوْرَةٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهَا فَيَخْضَرُّ وَقَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ فِي السُّنَنِ الْوَاشِمَةُ الَّتِي تَجْعَلُ الْخِيلَانَ فِي وَجْهِهَا بِكُحْلٍ أَوْ مِدَادٍ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةُ الْمَعْمُولُ بِهَا انْتَهَى وَذُكِرَ الْوَجْهُ لِلْغَالِبِ وَأَكْثَرُ مَا يَكُونُ فِي الشَّفَةِ وَسَيَأْتِي عَنْ نَافِعٍ فِي آخِرِ الْبَابِ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ أَنَّهُ يَكُونُ فِي اللِّثَةِ فَذِكْرُ الْوَجْهَ لَيْسَ قَيْدًا وَقَدْ يَكُونُ فِي الْيَدِ وَغَيْرِهَا مِنَ الْجَسَدِ وَقَدْ يُفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ نَقْشًا وَقَدْ يُجْعَلُ دَوَائِرَ وَقَدْ يُكْتَبُ اسْمُ الْمَحْبُوبِ وَتَعَاطِيهِ حَرَامٌ بِدَلَالَةِ اللَّعْنِ كَمَا فِي حَدِيثِ الْبَابِ وَيَصِيرُ الْمَوْضِعُ الْمَوْشُومُ نَجِسًا لِأَنَّ الدَّمَ انْحَبَسَ فِيهِ فَتَجِبُ إِزَالَتُهُ إِنْ أَمْكَنَتْ وَلَوْ بِالْجَرْحِ إِلَّا إِنْ خَافَ مِنْهُ تَلَفًا أَوْ شَيْنًا أَوْ فَوَاتَ مَنْفَعَةِ عُضْوٍ فَيَجُوزُ إِبْقَاؤُهُ وَتَكْفِي التَّوْبَةُ فِي سُقُوطِ الْإِثْمِ وَيَسْتَوِي فِي ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ وَالْمَرْأَةُ
[4] Al-Qur’an 4:119
وَّلَاُضِلَّـنَّهُمۡ وَلَاُمَنِّيَنَّهُمۡ وَلَاٰمُرَنَّهُمۡ فَلَيُبَـتِّكُنَّ اٰذَانَ الۡاَنۡعَامِ وَلَاٰمُرَنَّهُمۡ فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلۡقَ اللّٰهِ
I shall surely misguide them and will surely give them hope and I shall instruct them so they cut the ears of cattle and I shall instruct them so they change the natural creation of Allah.
Ibn Katheer, Tafseer Ibn Katheer, vol 2, pg 367
وَلَآمُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلْقَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: يعني بذلك خصي الدواب، وقد رُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَأَنَسٍ وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ المسيب وعكرمة وأبي عياض وقتادة وأبي صالح وَالثَّوْرِيِّ، وَقَدْ وَرَدَ فِي حَدِيثٍ النَّهْيُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ «1» .وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْبَصْرِيُّ: يَعْنِي بِذَلِكَ الْوَشْمَ، وَفِي صَحِيحِ مُسْلِمٍ، النَّهْيُ عَنِ الْوَشْمِ فِي الْوَجْهِ، وَفِي لَفْظٍ: لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ، وَفِي الصَّحِيحِ «2» عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ:لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْوَاشِمَاتِ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَاتِ وَالنَّامِصَاتِ وَالْمُتَنَمِّصَاتِ، وَالْمُتَفَلِّجَاتِ لِلْحُسْنِ الْمُغَيِّرَاتِ خَلْقَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَلَا أَلْعَنُ «3» مَنْ لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، يَعْنِي قَوْلَهُ: وَما آتاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَما نَهاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا [الْحَشْرِ: 7] .