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What is the ruling on drawing purposeful comic stories (manga) about religious and ethical topics, with the possibility of drawing characters without a hijab inside the home or school, and drawing them inside the mosque? Is it permissible to draw them without publishing or selling them now? If not, is it permissible to draw them with incomplete features? And what is the ruling on drawing anime shown on children's channels?

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Purposeful films that teach the attribute of prayer or encourage going to mosques and their etiquette are permissible, provided that the drawing is limited to what is necessitated by need, without expanding into drawing images of immodestly dressed women. There is no harm in drawing images of young girls without hijab, nor in delaying the publication of stories and films for marketing purposes. As for drawing images shown on children's channels, there is no harm in it, and it is considered a permissible form of اقتباس (drawing/illustration for educational purposes).

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