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Is it Islamically forbidden to draw pictures of Pharaonic antiquities on papyrus for the purpose of selling them to foreigners?

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It is not permissible to draw pictures of Pharaonic antiquities if they depict animate beings. However, if they do not, then one should not waste time drawing and selling them, as this revives the legacy of oppressors, and those with weak faith may be deceived by them.

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