The ruling on likening humans to animals, and the use of drawings and images of living beings in teaching children
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. In her final question, she asks: What is the ruling on drawing images of living beings and others in order to make examples or stories clearer to children’s minds? And is it true that animals are like humans, so that it is permissible to liken a human to an animal? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the painters. He said:Sahih Muslim 2110b, and he said: The most severely punished people on the Day of Resurrection are those who compete with the creation of Allah the Exalted. There are many hadiths on this matter, so it is not permissible to draw images of living beings, whether animals, humans, birds, or anything else. Everything that has a soul falls under this warning, this prohibition, and this curse upon whoever does it. Clarifying information is done by means other than drawing.
The Muslims have continued to teach their children and others without using images or drawing, and they have attained knowledge that other nations have not attained, and they do not draw these images. Yes.
The questioner:
Likening a human to an animal, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Allah has honored the children of Adam, so a human is not to be likened to an animal, and it is not permissible for a human to imitate animals either. Yes.
May Allah reward you. In her final question, she asks: What is the ruling on drawing images of living beings and others in order to make examples or stories clearer to children’s minds? And is it true that animals are like humans, so that it is permissible to liken a human to an animal? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the painters. He said:
He who painted pictures in the world would be compelled to breathe soul in them on the Day of Resurrection, but he would not be able to breathe soul (in them).
من صور صورة كلف أن ينفخ فيها الروح يوم القيامة وليس بنافخThe Muslims have continued to teach their children and others without using images or drawing, and they have attained knowledge that other nations have not attained, and they do not draw these images. Yes.
The questioner:
Likening a human to an animal, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Allah has honored the children of Adam, so a human is not to be likened to an animal, and it is not permissible for a human to imitate animals either. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5091- حكم تشبيه الإنسان بالحيوان، واستعمال الرسوم وصور ذوات الأرواح في تعليم الأطفال - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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