The Ruling on Depicting Things That Have No Life

Question:
The Shaykh mentioned that some students of knowledge stated that depicting things that have no life is forbidden, citing the interpretation of the revelation regarding what was narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), and that he prohibited depiction. Then he said, "Are you not going to do it?" So he approved of depicting trees and such things that have no life. He said, "So that is except if you see the depiction of things that have no life, because he said, 'Are you not going to do it?' As for what has life, then it is different."

Answer:
Yes, this is the opinion of some scholars. There is a statement from some of the early scholars that depiction is forbidden in every case, even depicting trees and seas. But this is an anomalous opinion. This is an anomalous opinion. The position of the majority of the people of knowledge is that depicting things that have no life is not forbidden, and there is no objection to it. What is prohibited is depicting beings that have life, because it is they about whom it was reported: "Whoever makes an image is ordered to breathe life into it on the Day of Resurrection." This indicates that it is specific to beings that have life. Yes.