Drawing the Shadow of Living Beings
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Recently, the phenomenon of drawing the shadow of living beings, whether human or animal, in black or with a pencil, has become widespread, where there are no features, only the shadow of these things. He says: Is this type of drawing permissible, or is it forbidden?
Answer:
It is not for the sake of… but this is not for the sake of… Its complete form is a means to drawing. A means to forbidden drawing. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Recently, the phenomenon of drawing the shadow of living beings, whether human or animal, in black or with a pencil, has become widespread, where there are no features, only the shadow of these things. He says: Is this type of drawing permissible, or is it forbidden?
Answer:
It is not for the sake of… but this is not for the sake of… Its complete form is a means to drawing. A means to forbidden drawing. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب اتخاذ متعبدات الكفار ومواضع القبور إذا نبشت مساجد — islamhouse.com (1:02:19)
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