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Pretending to be an actor

· 24 Rabiʻ II 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to roleplay? Like pretending or playing as a certain/made up character alone or with others?

Answer

Producing movies or looking at movies is haraam. Hence, it is not permissible for one to pretend to be a movie actor or movie star. This is an extremely serious sin for which one should make taubah.

Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said the one who imitates a people (e.g. in a sinful deed) will be counted from among them (in the sight of Allah Ta‘ala). (Sunan Abi Dawood #4033)

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

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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