The Ruling on Drawing Living Creatures on Paper
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is drawing living creatures on paper considered a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
It is not permissible to draw living creatures; this is image-making. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the image-makers and said that they areSahih Muslim 2109a, and every image-maker is in the Fire . Image-making is not permissible except out of necessity, such as for security purposes or to verify identity; there is no harm in that. Or for treating a patient; there is no harm in that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is drawing living creatures on paper considered a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
It is not permissible to draw living creatures; this is image-making. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the image-makers and said that they are
the most grievously tormented people on the Day of Resurrection
أشد الناس عذابا يوم القيامةHe will be given a soul for every image he made in this world, and it will be tortured with him in Hellfire.
يجعل له بكل صورة صورها في الدنيا نفسا يعذب بها في جهنم،
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وكذلك كان أساطينهم ومتقدموهم العارفون فيهم معظمين للرسل والشرائع — islamhouse.com (52:15)
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