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Is it permissible to engrave a name in Japanese on the shoulder using henna, even if it is not a permanent tattoo?

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It is permissible for men to use henna in ways that do not involve imitating women. However, it is not permissible to use it or anything else in a way that involves imitating disbelievers, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whoever imitates a people is one of them," and "He is not one of us who imitates others. Do not imitate the Jews or the Christians." So, if printing a name or anything else on the body with henna involves imitating disbelievers, then it is not permissible.

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