Furniture with Animate Pictures

· 5 Jumada I 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 35031English

Question

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Can I use or buy a furniture that is curved with chinese scenary. The scenary mostly consists of trees, cabines, rivers but in the front of the cabin there are two people standing. Although there face and eyes are not curved, their structure is curved in such a way that it is visible that they are replication of human beings.

Can I use them if I cover them with sticker or some cloth? Should I buy such a furniture?

Jajak Allahu Khairan for your time and effort.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to purchase the Chinese furniture. You should cover the picture of the human beings. (1)

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Zakir Husain

Student DarulIftaa
Michigan, U.S.A

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(١)وَفِي الْخُلَاصَةِ وَكَذَا لَوْ مَحَى وَجْهَ الصُّورَةِ فَهُوَ كَقَطْعِ الرَّأْسِ (البحر الرائق،دار الكتاب الإسلامى،ج٢ص٣٠)

(وَإِذَا كَانَ التِّمْثَالُ مَقْطُوعَ الرَّأْسِ: أَيْ مَمْحُوَّهُ) إنَّمَا فَسَّرَهُ بِهَذَا إشَارَةً إلَى أَنَّهُ لَوْ قُطِعَ رَأْسُهُ بِخَيْطٍ مِنْ الْحُلْقُومِ كَانَتْ الْكَرَاهَةُ بَاقِيَةً؛ لِأَنَّ مِنْ الطَّيْرِ مَا هُوَ مُطَوَّقٌ، أَمَّا مَا حَمَى رَأْسَهُ بِحَيْثُ لَا يُرَى لَا يُكْرَهُ لِمَا ذُكِرَ أَنَّهُ لَا يُعْبَدُ بِلَا رَأْسٍ فَكَانَ كَالْجَمَادَاتِ(العناية شرح الهداية،دار الفكر ج١ص٤١٦)

حدثنا الأعمش عن مسلم قال كنا مع مسروق في دار يسار بن نمير فرأى في صفته تماثيل فقال سمعت عبد الله قال سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول إن أشد الناس عذابا عند الله يوم القيامة المصورون (صحيح البخاري)

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ أُصَوِّرُ هَذِهِ الصُّوَرَ فَأَفْتِنِي فِيهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ ادْنُ مِنِّي ‏.‏ فَدَنَا مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ادْنُ مِنِّي ‏.‏ فَدَنَا حَتَّى وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ قَالَ أُنَبِّئُكَ بِمَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏ كُلُّ مُصَوِّرٍ فِي النَّارِ يَجْعَلُ لَهُ بِكُلِّ صُورَةٍ صَوَّرَهَا نَفْسًا فَتُعَذِّبُهُ فِي جَهَنَّمَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ إِنْ كُنْتَ لاَ بُدَّ فَاعِلاً فَاصْنَعِ الشَّجَرَ وَمَا لاَ نَفْسَ لَهُ ‏.‏ فَأَقَرَّ بِهِ نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ(صحيح لمسلم) ‏

Answered by
Zakir Husain
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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