The intended meaning of the questioning soul and its relationship to the depiction of insects
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Question:
Does the phrase "that which has no questioning soul" mean that such things are not included in the prohibition of depicting images, like one who depicts a fly, or a bee, or spiders?
Answer:
No, what is intended is not the spirit; what is intended is the questioning soul, which is the blood. It is not the spirit. No, not everything we consider, even beetles, even spiders, and even this thing. If it has blood in it, it is not permissible to depict it, but if it has no blood, the discussion is about the blood, not about the spirit. Yes.
Does the phrase "that which has no questioning soul" mean that such things are not included in the prohibition of depicting images, like one who depicts a fly, or a bee, or spiders?
Answer:
No, what is intended is not the spirit; what is intended is the questioning soul, which is the blood. It is not the spirit. No, not everything we consider, even beetles, even spiders, and even this thing. If it has blood in it, it is not permissible to depict it, but if it has no blood, the discussion is about the blood, not about the spirit. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 009 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الطهارة / التيمم / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:14:25)
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