What is the ruling on image-making by hand-drawing, and is it permissible for a man to buy books or magazines that contain images?
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The questioner : Does the Shaykh who draws an image of the followers fall under this hadith?
The Shaykh : He falls under this hadith, yes, if he draws it with his hand.
The questioner : Look, they make it with a pen.
The Shaykh : As for photographic imaging, we do not see that it falls under this at all; it is not included in image-making.
The questioner : Look.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, oh
The questioner : Our hadith came with the image.
The Shaykh : By Allah, we see that images which are not taken because they are images, meaning like what is found now in some books or in some magazines or in some newspapers, where the person did not intend this image and hopes that there is no image, this, if Allah wills, and also with the difficulty, so we see that, if Allah wills, there is no sin in it, because if you asked this man, "Did you buy the magazine and the newspaper for the sake of the image?" he would say, "Absolutely not, and I did not intend it." It may be said, if it is permitted like a hunting dog, if what a person is punished for is permitted, right?
The questioner : From Umm Aishah. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, the engraved one is undoubtedly better than this; the engraved one from this carpet has more value than if it were plain.
The Shaykh : He falls under this hadith, yes, if he draws it with his hand.
The questioner : Look, they make it with a pen.
The Shaykh : As for photographic imaging, we do not see that it falls under this at all; it is not included in image-making.
The questioner : Look.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, oh
The questioner : Our hadith came with the image.
The Shaykh : By Allah, we see that images which are not taken because they are images, meaning like what is found now in some books or in some magazines or in some newspapers, where the person did not intend this image and hopes that there is no image, this, if Allah wills, and also with the difficulty, so we see that, if Allah wills, there is no sin in it, because if you asked this man, "Did you buy the magazine and the newspaper for the sake of the image?" he would say, "Absolutely not, and I did not intend it." It may be said, if it is permitted like a hunting dog, if what a person is punished for is permitted, right?
The questioner : From Umm Aishah. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, the engraved one is undoubtedly better than this; the engraved one from this carpet has more value than if it were plain.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2024 - 4600 ما حكم التصوير بالرسم باليد وهل يجوز أن يشتري رجل كتب أو مجلة فيها صور؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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