The ruling on depicting matters of the unseen, such as Paradise and the Fire, through drawings
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The questioner:
I found the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) — what I mean is that I found you in this manner, looking at the expression, and perhaps I read this type and I agree, and the type that is in the management of people,
The Shaykh:
So this is a depiction, and this is speech about matters of the unseen, and utilizing matters of the unseen. This is not permissible, and this was not the practice of the righteous Salaf. They did not make drawings, they did not make doors, and they did not, meaning, you have no faith and no knowledge except that you see their doors and you fast, or you see this on the man, meaning, mentioning the dullness to this extent is enough for you. The speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is sufficient. Did Allah send down drawings, or did He send down verses like them?
So this is a hadith that spoke of what Allah did not send down to him of authority, and it is not permissible, especially in matters of the unseen and the hidden. Some people depict Paradise and depict the Fire. They depict Paradise with people laughing and the Fire with people crying, and there are chains. He saw the Fire, he saw Paradise. We ask Allah for safety. Yes, this is among the blunders that are not permissible. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
I found the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) — what I mean is that I found you in this manner, looking at the expression, and perhaps I read this type and I agree, and the type that is in the management of people,
The Shaykh:
So this is a depiction, and this is speech about matters of the unseen, and utilizing matters of the unseen. This is not permissible, and this was not the practice of the righteous Salaf. They did not make drawings, they did not make doors, and they did not, meaning, you have no faith and no knowledge except that you see their doors and you fast, or you see this on the man, meaning, mentioning the dullness to this extent is enough for you. The speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is sufficient. Did Allah send down drawings, or did He send down verses like them?
So this is a hadith that spoke of what Allah did not send down to him of authority, and it is not permissible, especially in matters of the unseen and the hidden. Some people depict Paradise and depict the Fire. They depict Paradise with people laughing and the Fire with people crying, and there are chains. He saw the Fire, he saw Paradise. We ask Allah for safety. Yes, this is among the blunders that are not permissible. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12/7 شرح كتاب لمعة الاعتقاد : الشريط السابع — youtube.com (10:58)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
