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Drawing unicellular organisms
In biology, we have to draw pictures of unicellular organisms like amoebae and others. Is this permissible?
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Drawing modestly dressed women
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a question. I am a girl who likes to draw, but I always make sure that my drawing is cut off (so that it would not be able to live by its own if it were real). Usually, I cut them off at the stomach or waist. Sometimes, I draw them without giving them a face. Sometimes, I only draw the body to design clothes. I want to ask.. More
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Woman filmed in protest video by mistake
Assalaamu alaykum. A group of protesters all of the sudden showed up. There was a female Muslim who was nearby, and one of the protesters captured her in their video without her consent. She was unable to verbally ask that person to blur her in their video, but she attempted to use her hand to tell that person that she does not want to be in the video,.. More
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Special needs adult girl playing with stuffed toys
Is it permissible for a 21-year-old girl with special needs (learning disabilities) to play with stuffed animals and/or toys? She mostly plays with stuffed animals and/or toys whenever she is not learning the religion. In addition, when she is not learning the religion, she tends to bang her hands on any surface (table/desk), bang her foot against the.. More
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Keeping fashion pictures to use in dressing before Mahrams
Assalaamu alaykum. In fatwa no. 351643, I read that such cartoons do not fall in the same category as looking at real images. But in fatwa no. 88793, such pictures are forbidden. From what I read, I assume that the latter is forbidden because it is pornographic and has bad influences? Please clarify this, so that I do not misunderstand. Also, I like.. More
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Keeping pictures for memory
Assalaamu alaykum. Having learned about the impermissibility of women's photos, I now feel regretful and am taking steps to destroy all non-hijabi or improper hijab photos of mine and not make new ones. However, my printed wedding album and photos with my babies remain, some of which are in hijab, while others are not with a proper hijab, as some hair.. More
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Cutting heads of plastic toys to deface them
Assalaamu alaykum. This is regarding to question No. 350809. Firstly, I want to thank you for your reply. I have attempted to ruin the features of the toys, but unfortunately,some of them are made of extremely hard plastic, and additionally, I have maybe over 1,000 of them. I attempted to use a cutting instrument to remove the heads of these toys, but.. More
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Using software with animal images in logo
First of all, thank you very much for your responce. I have read your fatwa on Islamweb, but it is still not quite clear to me. In fatwa No. 350722, you state "If the image is not clear; i.e. it does not have eyes or a nose or mouth or fingers, then it is not a complete image and it is not considered imitating the creation of Allah, the Exalted." Now,.. More
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Enlarging picture of mother and gifting it to her
Assalaamu alaykum. Please reply soon. I am thinking of giving a gift to my mom.I have a picture of her college days. I want to enlarge it and gift it to her. There is almost no chance of any non-Mahram (permanently unmarriageable kin) seeing it since she will not hang it up. Given that photographic images are permissible as per a strong scholarly position,.. More
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Donating book with cross-section drawings of private parts
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. What is the ruling on cross section drawings of private parts? I am donating a biology book to the school library, and I am hiding the pictures of women as well as those containing the ‘Awrah (what should be covered of the body) of men. I am not sure whether to hide cross section drawings of private.. More
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Taking and sharing someone's photo without their consent
Assalaamu alaykum. Is it okay to take somebody's picture without taking their consent and share them on social media ?
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Ruling on 3D animations in video games
Given that this website follows the opinion that not all types of images are haram, my question is: what about video game animations that are cartoony, they still have a 3D model, but it is cartoony, and their facial features are 2D.
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Getting rid of plastic figurines in human and animal shape
Assalaamu alaykum. I wanted to ask; years ago, I bought many figurines, all made of plastic (they are used for gaming in something similar to chess). I am now trying to dispose of them as they are in the shapes of people and animals. I phoned the "baladiya" in my country (Qatar), but the baladiya said that they do not incinerate things anymore; they.. More
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Photoshopping pictures of animate and inanimate beings
Assalaamu alaykom wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I want to make a website where people use pictures and Photoshop them and sell the final image pictures of nature, animals, objects, etc., but not people. Is Photoshop halal or haram? My question is the following: Allah created life and earth and created imaginations in peoples mind, so is it halal.. More
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Keeping pictures as souvenir
Assalaamu alaykum. My mother has been keeping photos of me and the family in her collections wherever we go, but they are stored away in a box. She has also kept some of my childhood items for sentimental reasons to have a something to remember. She does not want to dispose of them. Therefore, am I obliged to remove them without her consent although.. More
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