The Ruling on Keeping Educational Images of Living Beings

Question:
May Allah reward you. A woman is asking, and she says that she is a teacher who uses some educational materials, including images, and among them are some images of living beings, such as animals and birds. Is it permissible for her to keep these materials to use them again? Please advise us. May Allah reward you.

Answer:
It is not permissible to make images of living beings. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the image-makers and informed that they are the most severely punished people on the Day of Resurrection. He said that on the Day of Resurrection, a soul will be given to the image-maker for every image he created, and he will be tortured with it in the Fire. It is said to him on the Day of Resurrection, "Bring to life what you created." He will try to blow the spirit into it, but he will not be able to do so. This is part of the torture and the inability to perform the task.
Therefore, it is not permissible to make images of living beings on the pretext that they are clarifying tools. This is not permissible; one does not use something forbidden for the sake of clarification, as is said. Clarification can be achieved without images. Clarification can be achieved by means other than images, other than heat. So avoid this means, which is making images of living beings.
As for making images of things that do not have souls, such as walls, seas, and trees, the majority of scholars hold that it is permissible because they are not living beings. Yes.