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  • Drawing Partial Animate Beings

    Assalamu alaikum I’m a 17 year old who loves to code and sometimes make games. I know the ruling on making cartoon images and I don’t draw full images anymore like I use to and I draw partial animate beings by just doing the head and not drawing anything else. When I code in games i add ready made images which I choose from a variety of sources.. More

  • Ruling on keeping and using small images

    I have a painting in my room and this painting has fishes on it. Those fishes are so small and eyes of fishes are not visible from far. Is keeping it halal for me? .. More

  • Making Movie Recap Videos

    Salams, is it halal for me to make movie recap videos. I take a 2 hour movie and make it 10 minutes. I take out all audio, music, sexual references, sexual scenes and make sure the movie is an action/thriller movie. But no matter what I do I cannot remove women from my videos and they would be dressed relatively appropriately but show their face, hair.. More

  • Photocopying Pages of Books That One Cannot Borrow from Library

    AssalamuAlaikum. I am a student. In my university, they haven’t issued us ID cards so we can’t issue books from the library yet. We can go and read them there. I wanted to ask whether i can click pictures of few pages from the book or not? Will that be stealing? The library is for students use. Kindly reply fast. May Allah reward you! .. More

  • Ruling on men posting their photos on their social media accounts

    So I obviously do not have any non mahram in my social media accounts . But my husband has female followers of him and he uploads his pics regularly. And I'm really worried about it. Is it permissible for him to do so ? .. More

  • Ruling on a statue that has no head

    Assalamu alaikum I’m a 19 year old revert and I’m still confused on the rulings on statues and drawings. I know if it imitates life it’s haram. For a wedding gift for my friend I got him a 3D hand casting kit as both him and his soon to be wife are very sentimental. You hold hands with someone and dip them into some form of alginate to create.. More

  • Ruling on Developing Applications that Might be Used to Reach Forbidden Content

    Salaam alaikoum,I'm trying to make An App that displays pictures (of nature) and a button to the the social medium/website of the photographer that took the picture so that the users of the app know who took the picture. The photographers need to pay to be in the App. My question is: if people who use my app, go to the social medium/website of the photographe.. More

  • Watching Haram Videos on YouTube Does Not Necessitate Bearing the Sin of Everyone who Watches Them

    Is watching haram video on YouTube help in sin? Because by watching it the video will get more view, and if the video get many view it will get reccomended by youtube to other people or it will placed at top trending because that , are this considered help in sin because indirectly promote the haram video although Im not intended to promote it? And.. More

  • Taking Pictures of Creatures whose Features are not Complete

    Assalamu 'Alaikum. I am a freelancer .I do architectural sketches. Sometime the requirements are limited to drawing buildings. But sometimes I need to do some sketches for different projects like education or commercials where I need to add people for representation of the place . For educational ground I need the add some students where they are playing,.. More

  • Watching Shows from a Site that Obtained them in an Unlicensed and Pirated Way

    Assalamunalaikum, I have a question regarding watching shows from a site where they acquire it unlicensed (pirated). Those shows only (mostly) broadcast on the Japanese TV, hence why this site has them streaming unlicensed. Months ago (and lately) I read from numerous sources regarding piracy, in which it was said it is permissible to use if it is only.. More

  • Drawing Incomplete Sexually Provocative Images

    Is drawing incomplete (that means without head) sexually provocative images of nude humans haram or permissible? and what if the drawing is not sexually provocative?Please mention if there is difference of opinion regarding this issue among the scholars or if there is ijma regarding this issue. If there is difference of opinion then please state the.. More

  • Is It Permissible to Do Face Painting?

    As salaam alaikum. At a lot of Islamic charity events, they have face painting stalls to raise money for charity. I want to know if face painting is allowed? .. More

  • Ruling on Pictures

    I have my photos of non hijab state & also my childhood photos ,when I didn't know Islamic rulings. Is it sin,if I don't destroy them although I didn't know the ruling while posing for photos? My mother severely warned me not to destroy them. I have no problem doing it,but I fear she will create problem if I do this. Please suggest me,what I'll.. More

  • Drawing a Picture of the Sky and Stars Is Not Astrology

    Permissibility of buying and making “personalised Star maps / charts”. These show the alignment of the stars on a date and location of your choice - e.g wedding date. My intention when having one is purely aesthetic reasons or to give as a gift for a reminder of a life event. I don’t think it’s anything to do with horoscopes or worshipping stars,.. More

  • Watching Video Clips or Pictures of Graves to Be Reminded of the Hereafter

    I heard that our beloved Prophet ? asked us to visit graveyards so as to remember death. If so, will I be rewarded for watching videos or pictures of graveyards? .. More