What is the ruling on drawing the following: 1. A human from the back or front, with the head and body but without facial features? 2. A girl's hand holding coffee, without the rest of the body? 3. Completely black birds, with only the beak and wings visible? 4. The eyes of females with eyebrows only, without the rest of the face? 5. A cake or drink with two eyes and a smiling mouth, not like human eyes? And is it permissible to support female artists via Instagram by sharing their accounts which contain drawings of heads with facial features and eyes?
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There is no harm in what was mentioned in the first five questions, for the prohibited drawing of living beings does not include drawing a part of a human, or an image with unclear features, or one from which something essential for life is missing. As for supporting the accounts of female artists, it depends on what they draw. If it is free from prohibitions, then there is no harm in supporting it; otherwise, it is not permissible.
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