Answer
Piercing of the navel and other body parts is the fashion of the Kuffaar. It is a trait of the most vile amongst them.
In the Qur’aan and Sunnah, we are prohibited from emulating the Kuffaar. Hence, it is not permissible to pierce the navel.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
for: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.
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