❖ Shar‘i Ruling on Printing Images of Living Beings in Light of the Qur’an and Hadith ❖
Source: Ahkam wa Masail in the Light of the Qur’an and Hadith, Volume 01, Page 513
What type of image printing is considered permissible or impermissible in Islam?
الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام علىٰ رسول الله، أما بعد:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
{إِنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَذَابًا عِندَ اللَّهِ الْمُصَوِّرُونَ}
“Indeed, the people who will receive the severest punishment with Allah are the image-makers.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Book of Clothing, Chapter: The Punishment for Image-Makers, Page 880)
It is not permissible in Shari‘ah to draw, publish, or print images of any living being (possessing a soul) — whether human or animal.
Such acts fall under the category of image-making (tasweer), which has been clearly and strictly prohibited in authentic Hadith.
هٰذَا مَا عِندِي وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
This is what I know; and Allah knows best what is correct.
Source: Ahkam wa Masail in the Light of the Qur’an and Hadith, Volume 01, Page 513
❀ Question
What type of image printing is considered permissible or impermissible in Islam?
✔ Response
الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام علىٰ رسول الله، أما بعد:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
{إِنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَذَابًا عِندَ اللَّهِ الْمُصَوِّرُونَ}
“Indeed, the people who will receive the severest punishment with Allah are the image-makers.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Book of Clothing, Chapter: The Punishment for Image-Makers, Page 880)
✿ Ruling:
It is not permissible in Shari‘ah to draw, publish, or print images of any living being (possessing a soul) — whether human or animal.
Such acts fall under the category of image-making (tasweer), which has been clearly and strictly prohibited in authentic Hadith.
هٰذَا مَا عِندِي وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
This is what I know; and Allah knows best what is correct.
