What is the ruling on cartoon films that depict the Prophet and the Companions?
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Question:
The questioner says: Recently, a cartoon film has appeared in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Companions are depicted. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
This is prohibited. This is prohibited according to the scholars. Decisions have been issued by the Fiqh Academies and the Council of Senior Scholars forbidding the depiction of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or the depiction of any of the Companions. This is prohibited; it is haram. Yes.
The questioner says: Recently, a cartoon film has appeared in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Companions are depicted. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
This is prohibited. This is prohibited according to the scholars. Decisions have been issued by the Fiqh Academies and the Council of Senior Scholars forbidding the depiction of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or the depiction of any of the Companions. This is prohibited; it is haram. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الأفلام الكرتونية التي تمثل النبي والصحابة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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