What is the ruling on depicting Prophetic or Qur'anic stories in cartoon films, where additions may have been made, such as the story of the boy—I mean: the boy of the trench—or the story of the People of the Elephant as in Surat al-Fil, or the story of the monk, the king, and the sorcerer?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh is asked: What is the ruling on depicting Prophetic or Qur'anic stories in cartoon films, where additions may have been made, such as the story of the boy—I mean: the boy of the trench—or the story of the People of the Elephant as in Surat al-Fil, or the story of the monk, the king, and the sorcerer? And what is the ruling on using the hand drum in such matters?
The Shaykh : First: these stories may not be authentic. How can one build upon what is not authentic?
Second: I fear that it will be asked of those who depicted and filmed them: Where is the evidence that the boy looked like this? And that the sorcerer looked like this? Where is the evidence that the People of the Trench looked like this? And that those who tempted them looked like this? They have no knowledge of that. Creation has continued to diminish. Originally, the human being was large. What was the height of Adam (peace be upon him) when he was created? Sixty cubits. And it is reported in other hadiths that his width was seven cubits. Creation has continued to diminish until it reached what we are now. So what makes them know that the People of the Trench looked like this? Therefore, I say: scrupulousness is not depicting these things. It is sufficient to describe them in words. Yes.
The Shaykh : First: these stories may not be authentic. How can one build upon what is not authentic?
Second: I fear that it will be asked of those who depicted and filmed them: Where is the evidence that the boy looked like this? And that the sorcerer looked like this? Where is the evidence that the People of the Trench looked like this? And that those who tempted them looked like this? They have no knowledge of that. Creation has continued to diminish. Originally, the human being was large. What was the height of Adam (peace be upon him) when he was created? Sixty cubits. And it is reported in other hadiths that his width was seven cubits. Creation has continued to diminish until it reached what we are now. So what makes them know that the People of the Trench looked like this? Therefore, I say: scrupulousness is not depicting these things. It is sufficient to describe them in words. Yes.