Mufti OnlineMufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen

Is owning an image different from creating or drawing an image?

English
MiscellaneousPictures & Videos

Question

Is owning an image different from creating or drawing an image? I came to know that several Sahaabah and the grandson of Hadhrat Abu Bakar Siddiq (radhiyallahu anhu) owned a curtain that had a picture of birds and phoenix.

Also, several Sahaabah wore rings for stamping that had drawings of men with swords. Kindly clarify the issue.

Answer

The hadeeth strictly prohibits pictures of animate objects. A curtain that had pictures was destroyed. Hence, don't look for isolated cases to justify picture making.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
View original Ask Mufti Online directly

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta directly.