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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Image-Making, Memorial Images, and Images on the Mobile Phone

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Question:
Are memorial images lawful or forbidden? And is image-making on the mobile phone lawful or forbidden?

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the image-makers and informed that they are the most severely punished of people on the Day of Resurrection. And
He who painted pictures in the world would be compelled to breathe soul in them on the Day of Resurrection, but he would not be able to breathe soul (in them).من صور صورة في الدنيا كلف أن ينفخ فيها الروح يوم القيامة وليس بنافخ
Sahih Muslim 2110b
And whoever makes an image is given a soul with which he will be punished on the Day of Resurrection. Is image-making not permissible? Image-making of beings with souls? It is not permissible except in cases of dire necessity, such as for an ID card or a passport. This is a dire necessity. These are images that dire necessity calls for and that a person is required to have; he is not held accountable for them.
As for images for leisure, memories, or the like, these are forbidden and it is not permissible to place them in houses. Angels do not enter a house; this is a hadith
The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image.لا تدخل الملائكه بيتا فيه كلب ولا صوره
Sunan Ibn Majah 3649Sahih (Darussalam)
The intended meaning is the raised or hanging image. As for images that are humiliated, such as those that are trampled, or necessary images that a person needs, there is nothing wrong with them. Yes.
Source 75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 14- — archive.org (37:37)

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