Hanging pictures of the manner of ablution in mosques
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it has become widespread recently to hang some pictures depicting the manner of ablution, and they are hung in the mosques, and some have gone to extremes in this, so what is the opinion on them?
Answer:
Pictures, yes, pictures of human beings are not permissible, this is not permissible, pictures of living creatures are not permissible to hang. And as for teaching, what is the need for pictures? I mean, people have reached a level of simplicity and lack of intelligence where they do not know anything except through pictures. This is what is correct, but this is a hobby for some people, otherwise what is the need for pictures.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it has become widespread recently to hang some pictures depicting the manner of ablution, and they are hung in the mosques, and some have gone to extremes in this, so what is the opinion on them?
Answer:
Pictures, yes, pictures of human beings are not permissible, this is not permissible, pictures of living creatures are not permissible to hang. And as for teaching, what is the need for pictures? I mean, people have reached a level of simplicity and lack of intelligence where they do not know anything except through pictures. This is what is correct, but this is a hobby for some people, otherwise what is the need for pictures.
Source
العبودية لشيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية، العبودية لشيخ الإسلام بن تيمية [11] — alfawzan.live (1:12:25)
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