Is coloring manga or anime drawings forbidden (haram)? Does the ruling differ if only a part of the eye or hand is colored? Is coloring cartoon characters that have no relation to reality considered depicting animate beings? Is publishing these pictures on Instagram considered depicting?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The ruling on coloring animate beings is the same as the ruling on depicting them. Thus, what is forbidden to draw is forbidden to color, and what is permitted to draw is permitted to color. The basic ruling concerning drawing animate beings is prohibition, with the following exceptions: what is for teaching children, electronic drawings free from prohibitions, images of incomplete creation that cannot sustain life, indistinct images whose features are not discernible, and what is imaginary and has no counterpart in reality.
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