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What is the ruling on publishing free images from the internet of men only, or drawn images of a hand only, on a public Instagram page specializing in marketing?

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Digital images of animate beings are a matter of scholarly disagreement, with the more preponderant view being permissibility. As for incomplete images lacking a part essential for life, many scholars have permitted them. The permissibility is further confirmed if the image is of a single human limb, such as a hand or a foot.

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