Depicting Islamic Figures and Ramadan Series

Question:
Many people ask the Honorable Shaykh about depicting Islamic figures, and what is widespread in the month of Ramadan, Honorable Shaykh?

Answer:
The month of Ramadan is a month of worship and good. But the people of evil seize the opportunity to turn people away from the month of Ramadan. They provide them with series. They provide them with plays. They provide them with comedies. They provide them with competitions. All to keep them occupied from worship. So beware of them and guard against them. Because they want to divert people from the month of Ramadan with these distractions. And acting, in its origin, is not from the practice of Muslims; it is imported from the customs of the disbelievers. And if the acting is of scholars or depicting the Companions, that is more severe. This is not permissible, because this is a desecration of the scholars and a desecration of the Companions. This is not permissible.