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Drawings 2d lifeless and for fun
As salām alaykum wa-raḥmatu -llāhi wa barakātu I've seen a lot of opinions of every madhab and hadiths regarding drawing etc Yet the most logical and answer to drawing 2d is the Maliki madhab saying 2d is permissible as long without body or head or face features, Other opinions such as as long as it...
As salām alaykum wa-raḥmatu -llāhi wa barakātu I've seen a lot of opinions of every madhab and hadiths regarding drawing etc
Yet the most logical and answer to drawing 2d is the Maliki madhab saying 2d is permissible as long without body or head or face features, Other opinions such as as long as it is not imitating Allahs creation or, it is seen to be worshipped or hanged on a wall is halal and it does not resemble human features like it would not have a soul or neck etc which makes it not alive is also seen permissible,yet I see other strictly and angrily giving advice by saying that people who draw animate being sich as humans or souls will be heavily punished on the day of judgement
I wanted to personally ask if it's alright drawing just eyes, or drawing a head with eyes and mouth and hair but without the nose ears neck or body, like only the head with the human body or such, because I personally want to draw out of hobby and fun yet people harshly advice me on the Internet, I've been drawing eyes with hair but without a head mouth or nose ears etc since it doesn't resemble Allahs creation or because it has no life is it permissible? To draw it with shadows or with head but with No mouth or nose because it couldn't have a soul as it simply could not live like that
I need to have context for it as I've seen alot of opinion because people take hadiths etc without context and harshly answer other people without knowing deeper Hadith that regarder that Hadith like which the ring of the sahaba had a lion or bird engraved into it or coins, other opinion say it is permissible as in the old time of sahabas and our prophet محمر sallalahu alayhm WA salam Pictures were mainly used for idol worshipping or engraved statues for worshipping or to resemble Allahs creation, yet I don't want to resemble Allah creation and I simply want to draw for fun and not having pride of it nor hang it or idolize it
Please read all of it I've you mention one Hadith without context and with your opinion I will ignore it as I want a deeper opinion with more hadiths and meaning as I've seen more logical than mentioning one Hadith and one sahaba
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Keeping things with unrealistic faces in the room I pray
I have a plushie which has a kind of face. It doesn’t depict a real being; it is two dots as eyes, a “w” as its mouth and couple of pink dots as blushy cheeks. Can i keep it in my room where i pray?
I have a plushie which has a kind of face. It doesn’t depict a real being; it is two dots as eyes, a “w” as its mouth and couple of pink dots as blushy cheeks. Can i keep it in my room where i pray?
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i wanted to ask as we know we cant create and draw 2d characters that are human or has human features. can we draw robots or chibi gundams and mecha
[![enter image description here][1]][1] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/QJGTPfnZ.png can we draw and animate (like moving their head arms and body )of mecha robots like these.

M.Noor
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Watching animes for fun
I am really confused.You might have heard of pokemon.I know that it is just a fictional story and just for entertainment.i know that we can do our entertainment until and unless it diverts us from worship of Allah.Some say that pokemon promotes gambling .I don't understand these all things.I mean it...
I am really confused.You might have heard of pokemon.I know that it is just a fictional story and just for entertainment.i know that we can do our entertainment until and unless it diverts us from worship of Allah.Some say that pokemon promotes gambling .I don't understand these all things.I mean it is just a fictional story and it does not even contain something really sexual.So pls tell me whether:
1.Watching pokemon is Haram
2.Playing pokemon is Haram
Pls say me whether it is 'O.K','Not advisable ' or 'Haram' .Pls Explain
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is drawing anime character haraam or not
I recently started to draw a character that I saw as my desktop wallpaper. Suddenly, I realized that drawing living creatures is haram, and that Allah will ask us to put life into the pictures that we draw. I stopped drawing the character immediately, but I am still confused about whether or not it...
I recently started to draw a character that I saw as my desktop wallpaper. Suddenly, I realized that drawing living creatures is haram, and that Allah will ask us to put life into the pictures that we draw. I stopped drawing the character immediately, but I am still confused about whether or not it is haram to draw living creatures, especially fictional ones. Are these drawings really haram, even if we have no intention of giving them life or just drawing to do the timepass? I am especially wondering about fictional creatures like anime and other cartoon characters. Is it permissible to draw these?
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Can I draw a full body, With minimal detail, and without any facial features?
I am looking to create work for extra money. By selling some of my commission, I was wondering if I could sell drawings with anatomy. Specifically, if I can draw bodies, with little detail (obviously no nude) and still draw a few details of the face. For example, a body with eyes and a nose or a bod...
I am looking to create work for extra money. By selling some of my commission, I was wondering if I could sell drawings with anatomy. Specifically, if I can draw bodies, with little detail (obviously no nude) and still draw a few details of the face. For example, a body with eyes and a nose or a body with eyes and a mouth.
Thatone person
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CAN I DRAW A SKULL?
I am wondering if drawing skeletons or skulls is prohibited in Islam? Since I've been told drawing things that contain human life, such as portraits, are prohibited. Although skulls don't have life and drawing skills are a necessity in my GCSE an A level's.
I am wondering if drawing skeletons or skulls is prohibited in Islam? Since I've been told drawing things that contain human life, such as portraits, are prohibited. Although skulls don't have life and drawing skills are a necessity in my GCSE an A level's.
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Is seeing a cartoon image permissible
Assalam alaikum I want to know whether is it alright to read manga or anime with cartoon images in it? Recently I read on a islamqa website that watching a cartoon image is permissiible,see this; Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: What is the ruling on cartoons that appe...
Assalam alaikum I want to know whether is it alright to read manga or anime with cartoon images in it?
Recently I read on a islamqa website that watching a cartoon image is permissiible,see this;
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: What is the ruling on cartoons that appear on TV?
He replied:
With regard to the cartoons which you say appear on TV, if they are in the form of humans, then the ruling on watching them depends on whether they come under the same ruling as realistic human images or not? It is most likely that they do not come under that ruling.
If they are not in the form of humans, then there is nothing wrong with watching them, so long as they are not accompanied by anything haraam such as music and so on, and they do not distract from obligatory duties. End quote.
Majmoo’ al-Fataawa 2/question no. 333
Also I have read that the rule of a awrah of a woman doesn't apply to cartoon since it is not real and hence we can watch them, see this;
Some scholars favored the view that such images do not take the ruling of images of real persons, so they permitted looking at them.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen said:
“With regard to cartoon images that you mentioned are shown on television, if they are in the shape of a human, then the ruling of looking at them has to be looked at. Are they like a real image or not? The closest opinion to the truth is that they do not look like them (real images). And if they do not have a human shape, then there is nothing wrong with looking at them as long as they are not accompanied by an evil, such as music or the like, and provided that they do not distract one from performing an obligatory act of worship.”
Now my question if it is allowed to watch a woman in a cartoon, does that mean we can also see a woman in a cartoon or a 2d image in inappropriate clothing(like Japanese school uniform or skirt long and small) of course provided that no private part are showing.
So plz tell me how much awrah of a woman should be exposed and what can we see?
Khan
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Is this type of novel permissioble to read?
Hello is the fiction novel unordinary(webtoon) permissible to read? This is a story based on ability a person has and has nothing to do with magic in that case will it be permissible to read?
Hello is the fiction novel unordinary(webtoon) permissible to read?
This is a story based on ability a person has and has nothing to do with magic in that case will it be permissible to read?
Khan
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Can i draw non living creatures with facial expressions? is it Haram?
Painting is the only thing I am good at. I am so depressed when I found that painting is Haram. I want to draw non animated objects but can i draw facial expression on it like eyes and nose to make them cartoonish.
Painting is the only thing I am good at. I am so depressed when I found that painting is Haram. I want to draw non animated objects but can i draw facial expression on it like eyes and nose to make them cartoonish.
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about islamic education animation
assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh so i want to ask something, i know that drawing inanimate objects are strictly forbidden, but i also see some controversy between the scholar about this issue, wether it's allowed with some term and condition. now what I'm curious about is, what about anima...
assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
so i want to ask something, i know that drawing inanimate objects are strictly forbidden, but i also see some controversy between the scholar about this issue, wether it's allowed with some term and condition. now what I'm curious about is, what about animation with inanimate objects, that teaches about Islam, like cartoon or just comic characters, for example there's one famous islamic cartoon called omar and hana, i haven't watched it but from the looks of it, it's seems like cartoon that teaches kids, or adult that might just come to Islam about our religion. what's the ruling about those things? thank you
wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
o pie
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Does hentai haram?
Hentai cartoons are not real that's why they are not mahram for anyone or they are not gonna marry anyone so they are not gonna someone else's wife. Allah say's:One Muslim's honor/respect is deposit(amanot)for other muslim. In this verse Allah means not to see others muslim's private parts or look a...
Hentai cartoons are not real that's why they are not mahram for anyone or they are not gonna marry anyone so they are not gonna someone else's wife.
Allah say's:One Muslim's honor/respect is deposit(amanot)for other muslim.
In this verse Allah means not to see others muslim's private parts or look at them with lust
Rasul (SA) tell us to not see anyone thigh live or dead.
Hentai are not alive creature and how can we say they are dead when they haven’t life anytime?
Rasul (SA) also say that eyes zina is see/watch but zina can only be done with alive creature.
Watching another person private parts are haram but hentai are not person or someone else's (another girl's)drawing.they are imagine.
(Sorry for my bad English)
Jingnu Bai
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Is it haram to design tshirt and sell it online?
I am a Graphics Designer. I want to design t-shirt and then upload it to some online marketplace, where I can sell it. So, the problem is, I want to use Anime (Japanese Animation based on manga/comics) related stuff like logo, magical-sign (indeed it's fake, just for fantasy), sign, quotes. I know,...
I am a Graphics Designer. I want to design t-shirt and then upload it to some online marketplace, where I can sell it.
So, the problem is, I want to use Anime (Japanese Animation based on manga/comics) related stuff like logo, magical-sign (indeed it's fake, just for fantasy), sign, quotes.
I know, we can't use the picture, that's are prohibited. But, I am not using images tho. I want to use Anime kind of reference and sell it to those anime fans.
Anime is haram some point. It depends on what type of anime you're watching. There is good anime and bad anime too. I am not gonna drag those stuff. I just want to use some particular things that fans would like to buy.
Simply put: Its like I want to use the Marvel Avenger movie logo and quotes on t-shirts. And sell it to fans.
So, would it be a promotion of anime/movies, if I use those mentionable things? it would be haram?
Last thing I want to ask. Anime is non-living, non-existing characters. I heard that, if we create drawings of living creatures, then it would be haram. But anime is non-existing. So, it would be permissible to use them on T-shirts. Even it would be troublesome while praying with those shirts. By the way, these shirts are not for me, I just want to sell them to a particular country like the USA.
Please, let me know the answer. This kind of thing bothers me too much. I am getting confused between haram and halal.
Mursarin
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Making game characters (based on real people in history) for an educational game; is it Halal?
I am a game artist. I make different types of **characters** for a game. Our team is willing to make a battleground game where gamers can learn about history by playing this game. If I make different types of characters like *Hitler* or *Abraham Lincoln*, is it **Halal**? What does Islam say about m...
I am a game artist. I make different types of **characters** for a game. Our team is willing to make a battleground game where gamers can learn about history by playing this game. If I make different types of characters like *Hitler* or *Abraham Lincoln*, is it **Halal**? What does Islam say about my perspective? Please answer in **details**, I am really worried about it.
Rakibul Islam
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Is watching animes like Naruto haram?
I watch Naruto, in that they use chakra as energy source or power, and they sometimes they commit act of shirk, whenever they do any kind of act of shirk, I start saying this all is fake and there is only one God and that is Allah, I do this because it's all fake first and second that this might lea...
I watch Naruto, in that they use chakra as energy source or power, and they sometimes they commit act of shirk, whenever they do any kind of act of shirk, I start saying this all is fake and there is only one God and that is Allah, I do this because it's all fake first and second that this might lead me to commit shirk, but in the home we play like using techniques of the anime and chakra all that but we don't commit any act of shirk, we just play and we don't believe in it and one of my friends just thinks about a story like Naruto in which there is chakra but we all know it's fictional, are we committing shirk, and are we committing sin? We only watch these anime for entertainment.
Sajida Sanadi
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Is it allowed to wear shirt with games, movies or cartoon character?
There are question on same topic but they were focused on 'while praying' I know that these types of clothes are not allowed while praying , **BUT** is it allowed to wear them casually and when not praying .
There are question on same topic but they were focused on 'while praying'
I know that these types of clothes are not allowed while praying , **BUT** is it allowed to wear them casually and when not praying .
Shahan Mustafa
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Is watching cartoons/anime for entertainment Haram?
If it is Haram, as long as I don't believe what they include or say, am I committing shirk or am I going to get punished like the sketchers of the series?
If it is Haram, as long as I don't believe what they include or say, am I committing shirk or am I going to get punished like the sketchers of the series?
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Designing textbooks
Asalam o alaikum Recently, I came to know that art is prohibited in islam. I am confused is it art or is it drawing?. Both are very different things. For instance designing something requires art and every creative thing falls in the category of art. For instance making sight appealing brochures or...
Asalam o alaikum
Recently, I came to know that art is prohibited in islam. I am confused is it art or is it drawing?. Both are very different things. For instance designing something requires art and every creative thing falls in the category of art. For instance making sight appealing brochures or any textbook for educational purposes needs the use of pictures and stuff. So my question is since art is such a huge subject and it involves so many different forms so is it all haram?
mia
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Are echhi anime haram?
Echhi anime involve nudity such as Breasts and nipples being shown but never the vagina or any sex in it. Since there is no sex in it like porn is it haram. Echhi anime kind of control your desires so are ecchi anime ok??
Echhi anime involve nudity such as Breasts and nipples being shown but never the vagina or any sex in it. Since there is no sex in it like porn is it haram. Echhi anime kind of control your desires so are ecchi anime ok??
A.Haj
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Using vector Illustrations is haram?
I know that it is not permitted to draw anything that depicts `animate beings` but I really need a bit of help about my situation as my `income` will going to be generate from this work. [![enter image description here][1]][1] Recently I got a task where I have to develop a website but since it incl...
I know that it is not permitted to draw anything that depicts
Recently I got a task where I have to develop a website but since it include these human figures in it as shown above. I am not the one who created it but as I mentioned I am going to use these kind of vector art in my website and this website will generate income for me.
So, is it okay to use these images or will I be part of the sin?
I am afraid of the punishment mentioned for drawing the animated beings that why I am asking this question.
animate beings
but I really need a bit of help about my situation as my income
will going to be generate from this work.

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