Dress & Attire

Tattoos

Q: Are tattoos Haram? The two most common reasons I heard is ghusal will be invalid because it covers the skin and because it is permanently changing the body. However, with modern advancements we can now remove tattoos and the tattoo is under the skin so it does not affect ghusal. If both of these are now not an issue, are tattoos now not haram?

Shaping the eyebrows

Q: I am worried about tidying my eyebrows. I heard the hadith that if you pluck your eyebrows you will never be able to smell the fragrance of paradise. Can you clarify as to what I am able to do about this within the limits of the shariah?

Neatening the eyebrows

Q: I am a female and I have untidy eyebrows. I'm married now and want to neaten it. I don't want to shape it but I want to remove the stray hairs around it that makes it look untidy. My husband has granted me permission to do so but is it permissible?