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Depicting a person’s emergence from his grave, or a snake coiling around him, and the like: are these considered among the means of da'wah (calling others to Islam)?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The publication of images depicting a person’s emergence from his grave, such as depicting a person being thrown out of the grave, or a snake coiling around him, or his hair becoming disheveled, and the like: is this among the means of da'wah (calling others to Islam), and what is the ruling on it?

Answer:
This is among the means of calling people to misguidance. It is a call, but it is a call to misguidance. This is not permissible, and it is a form of foolishness. One fears that there is something behind it, that it will develop. So we must beware of these matters. The da'wah (calling others to Islam) is in no need of these methods. The da'wah to Allah is in no need of these methods and these nonsense things. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [223 /1350] تمثيل خروج الإنسان من قبره أو التفاف الثعبان عليه وغيرها، هل تعد من باب وسائل الدعوة؟ — youtube.com

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