What is the ruling on drawing animate beings out of educational necessity in biology?
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It is authentically established in al-Bukhari that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, cursed the image-makers (musawwirun), and mentioned that the most severely punished people on the Day of Judgment will be the image-makers. The prohibition of drawing living beings has been previously established. If there is a necessity to draw an animal for clarification, it must be drawn headless, based on the : "The image is the head."
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