What is the ruling on designing animated cartoon films that depict body parts, and they move, speak, jump, and play, and is it permissible to continue with this work?
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The fundamental principle is to prohibit the creation of animated drawings of animate beings in their complete form, unless a concession is granted for it, such as for the education of children. Contemporary scholars have differed on the ruling concerning the creation of purposeful and Islamically regulated cartoon films, and what is -ed (ruled) by us is its permissibility.
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