What is the ruling on making images of living beings?

Question:
What is the ruling on making images of living beings? I ask for detail on this.

Answer:
It is not permissible to make images of anything that has a soul, whether humans, animals, or birds. It is not permissible to make images of anything that has a soul, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the image-makers and informed that they are the most severely punished of people on the Day of Resurrection, and that on the Day of Resurrection, for every image-maker, a soul will be created in every image, and he will be punished with it in the Fire of Hell.
So image-making is a major sin among the major sins, and it is not permissible to do it except in cases of dire necessity, such as making images for the protection of souls, or for a passport, or for an identity card. This is a dire necessity. And when dire necessity arises, it becomes permissible to do only what removes the dire necessity, and nothing more. Yes.