Images and Photography
385 questions
Is drawing forbidden, and is it obligatory to dispose of old drawings that include images of people and birds, even though they are personal mementos and not hung on walls?
Is the form that does not resemble living beings represented by making facial features in the form of circles and lines, or by changing the form of the body? And did scholars infer the permissibility of unclear and small images from the engravings on the Companions' rings, or did they permit them because they are not worshipped?
What is the ruling on photographs taken in public places showing women whose features are not clear, and is it permissible to keep them or family photographs that show women in legitimate Islamic dress?
Is there any evidence for the prohibition of photographing lunar or solar eclipses?
Is it permissible to draw eyeglasses and a face mask to conceal some facial features to avoid what is forbidden? And is it permissible to draw a girl with only a complete face and neck, or to draw her facial features with writing over her eyes or placing a rose, or to draw only eyes with an eyebrow?
How can one get rid of photographs found in the home, and is it permissible to destroy them by burning after learning that photography is forbidden? And will Allah forgive the sin of embroidering images of animate beings after sincere repentance, regret, and the resolve not to return to it? And is it permissible to photograph natural landscapes or handicrafts that do not contain images of animate beings?
What is the ruling on money earned from photography work? Is it unlawful, and what should be done with it?
Is it permissible to draw separate parts of the body (such as a head without a body, or a full body without facial details) for drawing practice? Is it permissible to draw a full-featured body with a head and face in comic strips that do not deviate from Islamic teachings and are for entertainment? And is adopting the Maliki opinion on the permissibility of drawing a complete figure considered a circumvention of the forbidden, especially with my friend saying: "We do not seek to compare our creation to Allah's creation... rather, all we seek is to represent what Allah has created with a drawing that describes it, not to emulate it"?
Is it permissible to delete an Instagram drawing account due to an intention of competition and challenge with another female artist, and then start anew, or is it permissible to continue with the current account with the intention of publishing drawings and gaining followers, knowing that no animate beings are drawn? And is it permissible to follow accounts that draw animate beings for the purpose of inspiration or merely out of admiration for the drawing?
Do I incur sin or blame for sharing videos that are not mine, which have filters that alter the face?
What should someone who has worked in wedding photography and wishes to repent do?
Is it permissible for a veiled girl to display modest clothing by wearing the outfit, taking a picture of it, and publishing it on the store's page, knowing that most of the buyers are females and only a few are males?
Does preparing a garden for photography for a fee, knowing that unveiled brides and engaged couples who are not yet married will be photographed in it, burden its owner with sin?
What is the ruling on buying or wearing a cap that has a clear image of a horse's head on it, with the word "noble" written on it?
What is the ruling on filming videos of chess lessons, magic tricks, photography, and natural landscapes, and publishing them on social media platforms? And what is the ruling on the money earned from advertisements on these videos, provided that the advertisements themselves are permissible? And what is the ruling on money earned from filming parties, individuals, events, and corporate and client work?
Is it permissible to photograph animate beings for the purpose of producing short religious films and other Islamic content, with the aim of correcting misconceptions about Islam and combating atheism, by translating them into several languages and publishing them online without music, and restricting the filming to only what one is permitted to see?
Is it obligatory to adopt the prohibition of photography, especially given the existence of differing fatwas and scholarly preferences?
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?
Is it permissible to make shapes from polymer clay, such as figures of a doctor without complete features (mouth, nose, fingers) or in the form of a half-body (head and chest), and place them on cups?
What is the correct view of Ibn Baz regarding animated drawings (cartoons)? Is it absolutely forbidden, as understood from his fatwas, or is there another view?
What is the ruling on drawing a face with full features, or drawing a person with unrealistic features (circles for eyes, a rectangle for a nose, etc.), or without features, or drawing skulls and skeletons, or drawing animate beings with a mask or glasses instead of features, or for use in advertisements and logos, or drawing them cartoonishly with unreal features such as a dot inside a circle for an eye?
Is one who follows the opinion of whoever permits drawing the head with features, but without the body, committing a sin?
How can we reconcile the ruling on the prohibition of images (drawing animate beings and what casts a shadow) with the use of visual arts in conveying intellectual and ideological messages, especially given modern disciplines' reliance on images?
What is the ruling on drawing for the purpose of benefit and enjoyment, specifically drawing Japanese anime that does not resemble humans, knowing that the artist does not intend to imitate Allah's creation and wishes to benefit society with this talent?