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What is the ruling on learning to draw manga in order to produce a comic book about the Prophetic biography, and is the one who does so sinful, knowing that drawing animate beings is forbidden?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Prohibiting the drawing of animate beings by hand is the opinion of the majority of scholars. However, it is more likely permissible to produce and photograph purposeful animated films and plays, provided certain conditions are met. This is to facilitate ease, to compete with evil, and to take into account the varying circumstances of people in learning. It is preferable to avoid clarifying facial features and precisely mimicking reality in drawing, based on the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, saying: "The image is the head, so if the head is cut off, there is no image," and due to his story with Jibreel regarding cutting off the head of a statue.

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