What is the ruling on drawing comics (manga or human cartoons) that contain full-featured faces and full-limbed bodies, and are intended for da‘wah and spreading religion, knowing that they do not imitate Allah’s exquisite creation in their details? And do Fatwa No. 3127 and Fatwa No. 117135 contradict each other regarding this matter?
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There is no contradiction between the two fatwas. The second is a summary of the first, with the addition of an example to avoid clarifying facial features and precisely mimicking reality. This aligns with the questioner's description of the drawings as having simple details and not being lifelike. The intent is to reduce the imitation of reality so that the image is not an exact replica. What the questioner intends to do is permissible.
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