QUESTION: I have a hobby of collecting banknotes from different countries, some were gifted to me and others I kept after traveling, some of them have just images of nature while other have images of people and animals, is it permissible to collect those with images of animate beings?

Halal/Haram Matters, Images and image-making
29 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in collecting them providing you do not display them as this would prevent angels from entering the room

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QUESTION: My mom has some printed pictures of me from when i was younger. Some pics are of me alone and some are me together with non mahrams. Do I have to throw printed pictures away knowing that they‘ll be angry?

Halal/Haram Matters, Images and image-making
15 Oct

ANSWER: You cannot throw them away as they don’t belong to you

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QUESTION: I have a small pillow on my sofa. That pillow is in green colour, round in shape with eyes on top like two antennas and a smile on it’s face. It looks like some creature but not a proper shape of any animal. Is it halal to have it or angels will not enter the house?

Images and image-making
14 Oct

ANSWER: If it has a face, this is not permissible

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QUESTION: What is the ruling on buying baby or kids’ bedsheets that have faces on them, or baby pajamas with faces on them?

Images and image-making, Pedagogy education and upbringing
03 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible It is permissible to give children toys that have the shape of humans or animals. It is not permissible to have these drawings on the clothes of children.

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QUESTION: I found out that angels dont enter the house if there are hanged pictures. what if i live in a flat with other girls (like dorms) – we each have our own room but share the kitchen and living room. if i dont have any pictures in my room but they have in theirs (some of them are muslims but not all), does it still mean that the angels wont enter the flat?

Images and image-making
01 Sep

ANSWER: As long as your room is free from such images, the angels will enter it.

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QUESTION: Is the prayer valid if there is images on the clothing

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Images and image-making, Prayer
28 Aug

ANSWER: This is not permissible to wear, whether in salah or outside of it, however this has no impact on the validity of your prayer.

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QUESTION: There is a watch with a small snoopy cartoon on it, is it permissible to buy and wear? Snoopy is a cartoon drawn as an outline of dog features with dots for eyes. The omega moonswatch unfortunately has it on the dial tho I’d prefer it without the cartoon.

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Halal/Haram Matters, Images and image-making
18 Aug

ANSWER: This is not permissible 

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to do cartoon puzzles that involve assembling faces, while playing with my 3-year-old nephew

Halal/Haram Matters, Images and image-making, Pedagogy education and upbringing
13 Aug

ANSWER: This is not permissible

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QUESTION: Is drawing of Anime characters haram?

Halal/Haram Matters, Images and image-making
19 Jul

ANSWER: Yes.

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QUESTION: Almost all of my newborns clothes are gifts and many got cartoons images e.g sheep, sun with smile, cow.I want to raise him upon deen since young and i try not put on him such clothes but sometimes many get dirty and am left with those. What do u advice me?

Halal/Haram Matters, Images and image-making, Pedagogy education and upbringing
26 Apr

ANSWER: Fabric paint or sew on the facial features to cover it and then you can use those clothes It is permissible to give children toys that have the shape of humans or animals. It is not permissible to have these drawings on the clothes of children.

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