Is it permissible to use a phone case, or any device case, that has an image of a living being on it?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If the pictures are photographic, contemporary scholars have differed concerning them, and avoidance is more cautious. However, if they are hand-drawn, they are not permissible according to the preponderant opinion. They can be substituted, when needed, with pictures of inanimate objects.
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