What is the ruling on drawing hairstyles without facial features, and is watching comedy anime and investigating with the sound muted permissible?

The fundamental principle is the prohibition of drawing complete images of animate beings. Some scholars, like the Hanbalis, permitted incomplete images where a part essential for life, such as the head, is removed. In contrast, the Shafi'is initially prohibited drawing a head without the rest of the body.

Based on the Hanbali view, there is no harm in drawing hairstyles for a face without drawing the rest of the body. If the drawing does not show clear facial features, it is even less problematic, as some scholars hold that obscuring facial features removes images from the scope of prohibited drawing.