Are the purposeful cartoon drawings for children's stories – found in the attached link – considered to be among the animate beings whose drawing is forbidden, and what should the artist do if that is the case, and is it permissible for him to continue drawing if the characters are without facial features?
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Beneficial animated cartoons and useful stories for children are permissible for the purpose of educating and entertaining them, even though the original ruling regarding drawing living beings is prohibition. However, drawing cartoon characters without facial features is lighter (in ruling) and better.
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