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  • Hanging pictures of the Prophet's grave, etc.

    Can you please tell me about a scholar called Roomi who I think was a poet as well? I've heardto totally conflicting opinions and I would like to know with Daleel as they are making his books in English. Is it allowed to hang a picture of the gates of the grave of Rasool  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) in Madeenah on the wall in the.. More

  • Digital art and computer graphics

    Is digital art or computer graphics considered the same as hand paintings? Is it Haraam if the art resembles human beings?.. More

  • Ruling on pictures

    My question is about making pictures. I work for an INGO here in Pakistan. We produce reports to our donors and there we have to place pictures as that's the requirement by the donors. We do have to have some pictures of beneficiaries to be displayed at the office walls. What do you say about those pictures? Is it against Islam teachings making.. More

  • Plants, animals and their after life

    According to Hadith we cannot draw pictures of living beings. But today we know that plants have also life and latest studies say that plants can also feel pain. The Hadith which forbids pictures mentions living beings with souls. Is that why we are allowed to draw sceneries as plants do not have souls though they have life? We cannot draw animals.. More

  • Taking pictures of wedding ceremony

    During our wedding my husband and I took pictures to send to his mother back home in Yemen. Is it Haram that we took pictures, and the pictures were only for his mother, no one else?.. More

  • Angels avoid homes with picture of living creatures

    Angels do not enter a house where there are images of people or any other living creatures. Is this ruling applicable only for pictures that are exposed or does this also imply to pictures that are not kept open, i.e. for pictures in our school books (in their closed state)?.. More

  • Permissible photographs

    I have some question on photos. I read some of your fatawa on photography and want to make something clear. I know that it is forbidden to hang photos, to take photos, but is okay to take photos of mosques, nature such as trees, lakes etc.? I have photos of myself alone and some photos of family members before my reversion to Islam, Alhamdulillah.. More

  • Possessing a toy dog that looks like a real dog

    Ihave a toy dog that looks like a real dog. Is it Halal to keep it at home or not? It is only a toy. Thanks. .. More

  • Making a scarecrow

    Please I need to know whether a Muslim can make a scarecrow since it has the figure of a human being... More

  • Animated TV cartoons

    What is the ruling about establishing an animated cartoon TV business which contains drawings of living objects?.. More

  • Taking photographs and their uses

    I have used your services before and I can't thank you enough, and Al-Hamdu Lillah, they have been very beneficial. Today I want to ask the ruling of taking photos of family and friends and putting them in an album, is it Haram? I heard that angels wont come into a room where there is a photo hanging is it true? If the album is in a drawer is it still.. More

  • Effect of pictures on angels and prayers

    If our home have our image photograph hanged on the wall it seems angels will not enter the house and all our prayers in the house will not be carried up by angels to Allah. Is this true? Please explain... More

  • Making statues of animals and humans for decorations

    I'm a new Muslim. I am working for a company that makes statues for gardens or houses in the shape of animals and humans. I know it is a sin but I need work badly, and I'm trying to find anther job now. I need the money from working and I don't like do it since I know it is sin, but I have no choice right now... More

  • Taking photographs of humans as souvenirs

    Who are the contemporary scholars, preferably Salafis, who have allowed taking photographs of humans (no indecency, of course) for the sake of souvenirs?.. More

  • Personal photography

    What is the ruling of Shariah if a husband wants from his wife to make a privat video tape of her? Is it allowed for her to answer her husband's request?.. More