Can Hijabis Have piercings in their body?
C.J Ahmed-13.06.2023
Jewellery is a girl's best friend and Islam has not forbidden for a hijabi or non-hijabi from wearing jewellery. There is nothing haram in having body piercings.
Islam is Silent on Body Piercings
The argument that Islam forbids from men or women wearing having piercings such as belly rings, genital piercings, ear piercings etc. is only based on reasoning and not based on scriptural proofs. Islam is completely silent on piercings and silence is from the mercy of Allah.
The Prophet (sal) said, “Verily Allah has obligated the obligations – so do not neglect them. And He has limited the limits – so do not transgress them. And His silence about things is from His mercy, not forgetfulness, so do not investigate them.”
(Hasan sahih-Ad-Darqutni No. 4/199 and Al-Baihaqi No. 10/122 a nd also graded Sahih by Sheikh Albani)
Cannot Judge Men and Women Based What They Wear
Some might argue that men or women who wear belly rings are effeminate or imitating the opposite sex or kuffar and this is not true because even masculine men for an example wear earrings. We cannot tear open a man’s chest and see his intentions.
Usamah ibn Zayd reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent us on an expedition. In the morning we attacked Al-Huraqat of Juhaynah. I caught hold of a man and he said, “There is no God but Allah!” I stabbed him anyway. Then, it occurred to me that I should mention that to the Prophet. The Prophet said, “Did he say ‘there is no God but Allah’ but you killed him?” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, he only said it because he feared the weapon!” The Prophet said, “Did you tear open his heart to know if he meant it or not?” The Prophet continued repeating it to me until I had wished I had not embraced Islam until that day. (Sahih Muslim)
In certain African and Indiaan tribes, men wear earrings and it is accepted in that culture and the argument that earrings are only for women is a false argument which has no basis in Islam.
Nowadays men and women wear the same dress in parts of the world. Take for an example in Cambodia and Indonesia, men and women both wear the traditional sarong and when it comes to wearing jewellery, both men and women wear rings and even watches The word “imitating” is subjective and trying to put one’s own opinion is dangerous when there is clear evidence from the Sunnah to prove that it is halal. There is no doubt that wearing makeup is not haram for men and not all men put on makeup to resemble women and trying to prohibit something based on a scholar’s personal opinion cannot be accepted.
Jewellery is a girl's best friend and Islam has not forbidden for a hijabi or non-hijabi from wearing jewellery. There is nothing haram in having body piercings.
Islam is Silent on Body Piercings
The argument that Islam forbids from men or women wearing having piercings such as belly rings, genital piercings, ear piercings etc. is only based on reasoning and not based on scriptural proofs. Islam is completely silent on piercings and silence is from the mercy of Allah.
The Prophet (sal) said, “Verily Allah has obligated the obligations – so do not neglect them. And He has limited the limits – so do not transgress them. And His silence about things is from His mercy, not forgetfulness, so do not investigate them.”
(Hasan sahih-Ad-Darqutni No. 4/199 and Al-Baihaqi No. 10/122 a nd also graded Sahih by Sheikh Albani)
Cannot Judge Men and Women Based What They Wear
Some might argue that men or women who wear belly rings are effeminate or imitating the opposite sex or kuffar and this is not true because even masculine men for an example wear earrings. We cannot tear open a man’s chest and see his intentions.
Usamah ibn Zayd reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent us on an expedition. In the morning we attacked Al-Huraqat of Juhaynah. I caught hold of a man and he said, “There is no God but Allah!” I stabbed him anyway. Then, it occurred to me that I should mention that to the Prophet. The Prophet said, “Did he say ‘there is no God but Allah’ but you killed him?” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, he only said it because he feared the weapon!” The Prophet said, “Did you tear open his heart to know if he meant it or not?” The Prophet continued repeating it to me until I had wished I had not embraced Islam until that day. (Sahih Muslim)
In certain African and Indiaan tribes, men wear earrings and it is accepted in that culture and the argument that earrings are only for women is a false argument which has no basis in Islam.
Nowadays men and women wear the same dress in parts of the world. Take for an example in Cambodia and Indonesia, men and women both wear the traditional sarong and when it comes to wearing jewellery, both men and women wear rings and even watches The word “imitating” is subjective and trying to put one’s own opinion is dangerous when there is clear evidence from the Sunnah to prove that it is halal. There is no doubt that wearing makeup is not haram for men and not all men put on makeup to resemble women and trying to prohibit something based on a scholar’s personal opinion cannot be accepted.