The Artists' Position Regarding the Hadiths Prohibiting Images
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Q5: What is the artists' position regarding the hadiths of prohibition?
A5: They may deny them, but they are established in the collections of the Sunnah with an establishment free from any doubt. They may interpret them or claim that they are restricted to a specific time or type, but there is no way to do so given their generality and clarity. They may also argue that new circumstances have arisen that necessitate a dispensation for them. In reality, the artists have no motives other than the art of beauty, satisfying desire, responding to emotion, desire, and imagination, and intending to use this art as a means to earn money, or similar things, none of which constitute a valid reason for a dispensation, while
the basis for the prohibition remains in the explicit text and the fact that they are a means to the greatest of major sins. And success is from Allah. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
A5: They may deny them, but they are established in the collections of the Sunnah with an establishment free from any doubt. They may interpret them or claim that they are restricted to a specific time or type, but there is no way to do so given their generality and clarity. They may also argue that new circumstances have arisen that necessitate a dispensation for them. In reality, the artists have no motives other than the art of beauty, satisfying desire, responding to emotion, desire, and imagination, and intending to use this art as a means to earn money, or similar things, none of which constitute a valid reason for a dispensation, while
the basis for the prohibition remains in the explicit text and the fact that they are a means to the greatest of major sins. And success is from Allah. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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