Question:

I would like to know is it jaaiz to write on the hands and arms with pens.

Answer:

Nabi Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has declared the prohibition of tattooing by cursing both the tattoo artist and the one tattooed, as is evident from the following hadith:

“لعَنَ اللََُّّ الوَاصِلَةَ وَالمسُْتَوْصِلَةَ، وَالوَاشَِِةَ وَالمسُْتَوْشَِِة ”

Tattooing the body is indeed a grave sin as it entails desecrating and changing the body which Allah Taáala has given to us as an Amaanah (trust). Tattooing is also one of the signs of the Fusaaq (open Transgressors). Although writing on one’s hands and arms does not fall under the direct prohibition of tattoos, it should not be done. By writing on our bodies we resemble those sinners that tattoo themselves. It is also a form of disrespect of the human body. Therefore, a person should not write on their hands or arms.

AND ALLAH TAÁALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST
ANSWERED BY: Ebrahim Patel
CHECKED AND APPROVED BY: Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
Islamic Date:15 Muharram 1440
English Date: 25 September 2018