Salam, There are scholars who say drawing living beings are haram and that they will be the most severly punished on the day of judgement. but there are also a group who say it isn't (as shown below). Will i be sinful if i follow this opinion? What happens if they are wrong?
(https://thequranblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/the-lawful-and-the-prohibited-in-islam.pdf) from THE HALAL & HARAM IN ISLAM by Qaradawi. It explains:
- How the Prophet pbuh and Sahaba dealt with drawings.
- What are the various views of scholars.
- What are the guidelines for allowing drawing.
note: this book was written in the 1960s, so his views have developed since then, but I just wanted to give you historical context so you understand where scholars are coming from when they disagree :-))
I follow the religious ruling that cartoons, photos, video games and paintings are not haram coz I believe it is the more pious and logical opinion, as evidenced by Prophet pbuh and Sahaba’s practice.
So I share some below only because I dont want some poor artistic Muslim or some non-Muslim to be turned away from Islam due to an issue where there are valid various rulings.
If you look on YouTube, you'd see scholars use imagery to teach Islam. Here is YAQEEN INSTITUTE (an institute of scholars from various disciplines by the way) using drawings and graphic design to tell a story: Our Muslim Youth are Hurting: Animation
Shk. Ahmad Kutty's on the general ruling regarding pics
It is not haram to draw such pictures for the purpose of education through illustration. The intent of the law prohibiting images was that in pagan times, it was a direct means and way to shirk (associating other beings with Allah). In other words, these things were only forbidden because they served as direct means and avenues to shirk. Therefore, if there is not even the remotest possibility of shirk, there is no reason to consider it as haram, especially if there are tangible benefits in drawing them...It is important to keep in mind that today drawing has become a very powerful medium of communication. For this reason, Muslims cannot simply afford to neglect this vital medium of communication; if they do, they only do so at their own peril...
(ed note: This echos what Yusuf alQaradawi once said: "We need diversity in fatawa, a person may impose restriction on himself, but can any modern state afford to do without these?")
Shk. Faisal Mawlawi, Vice Chairman of the European Council for Fatwa & Research, on statues
Making, buying or possessing statues falls under the well-known principle of jurisprudence which reads: “Everything is lawful unless there is an attribute turning it into an unlawful matter”. If the statues are made to be worshipped, then buying, selling or possessing such would be one of the grave sins. Making statues to imitate Allah’s creatures is also a grave sin. However, such statues could be of a spiritless object, i.e. the sun, the moon … etc or of a lawful doll. Hence, some scholars said that the permissibility or otherwise of such statues depends on the intention of the one who makes them. Statues or flat drawings made to commemorate great men in a way that may lead to some kind of worship are prohibited; this is out of blocking the ways leading to evil; a rule unanimously agreed upon by scholars.
Statues and drawings which are neither worshipped nor revered are permissible, even if there is no legitimate need for them. Making such statues becomes commendable if there is a legitimate reason, i.e. children dolls are lawful according to the four schools of thought in Islam.”
Shk. Yusuf Qaradawi on the gradual edicts
...Probably in the early period of Islam the Prophet (pbuh) was very strict in prohibiting all pictures, as the Muslims had only recently come out of the state of polytheism and idol-worship, and were prone to sanctifying figures and statues. As the belief in the Oneness of Allah became deeply rooted in their hearts and minds, he allowed them two-dimensional figures, that is, drawings and prints....
Prof. Muhammad Imarah on how the early Muslims understood this issue
The Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, followed this very direction which does not generalize the ruling. They destroyed and eliminated the idols of the Arabs. In the same time, they kept intact the statues that people did not worship in the countries in which Muslims entered. They did so in Egypt, Afghanistan, India and many other territories.
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