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Drawing a stick figure with a face

· 26 Shawwal 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I drew two stick figures with dots for eyes, no nose and a circle for a mouth. I drew circles for hands and legs on the stick figure. I drew three lines for hair. It was drawn to represent my dad and as a funny thing.

1. Is it permissible as it doesn't include any real features?

2. Is it permissible to pray in such a room?

3. Is the prayer still valid if I didn't know the ruling because I thought it is valid since it doesn't include any real features and only has geometrical shapes?

Answer

Since it has resemblance with an animate object, it is not permissible. The salaah will be valid, however the picture should be destroyed.

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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