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What is the ruling on drawing cells, tissues, and microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria, whether human, plant, or animal?

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There is no objection to drawing parts of the human body other than the head. Indeed, even drawing the head with a part of the body, without including that by which life is sustained, is not covered by the prohibition according to many scholars. Drawing a single limb, such as a hand or a foot, is definitely not included in the prohibition. As for bacteria, their life does not resemble the life of an animal moving by will; rather, it is closer to the life of a growing plant that has no spirit. Therefore, there is no objection to drawing them.

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