Ruling on drawing a picture of a human being and placing a line on its neck
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. He asks: Is it permissible to draw a picture of a human being and then place a line on its neck?
The Shaykh:
What is this line? If it is a line that makes it a doll, then this is not permissible. It is not permissible to draw the complete image that includes the head and face. As for an image without a head, it is not considered complete, like a tree. If the head is obscured or removed, it becomes like a tree. Yes. But if the head and face remain, then that is the image. Yes.
The presenter:
You, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions.
May Allah reward you. He asks: Is it permissible to draw a picture of a human being and then place a line on its neck?
The Shaykh:
What is this line? If it is a line that makes it a doll, then this is not permissible. It is not permissible to draw the complete image that includes the head and face. As for an image without a head, it is not considered complete, like a tree. If the head is obscured or removed, it becomes like a tree. Yes. But if the head and face remain, then that is the image. Yes.
The presenter:
You, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [585 -954] هل يجوز رسم سورة إنسان ثم وضع خط على الرقبة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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