What is the ruling on drawing cartoon characters in general, and the ruling on drawing parts of them or without facial features, and what is the ruling on drawing them from behind?
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As for the ruling on cartoons in general, there is a previous concerning it.
Regarding the specific points you listed, we can summarize the answer as follows:
Some scholars have permitted every drawing that lacks what life cannot be sustained without, such as a head without a body, or a body without a head, or a head separated from the body. Accordingly, any drawing whose features are blurred or from which something essential for life is cut off, then there is no harm in it. However, if this condition is not met, then it is not permissible to draw it.
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