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Ruling on selling digital images

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Fatwa No :
89415
| Date :
2025-12-01
حظر و اباحت / حلال و حرام / آمدنی و مصارف

Ruling on selling digital images

"I have another question. My cousin and I do a type of work where we create pictures of animals in human-like form — meaning the character has human arms and legs but the rest looks like an animal, like a cartoon. This is for people in the USA, and it is also called furry art. It can be any animal, whichever animal the customer likes or feels connected to. We make a sketch for them and design their ‘fursona’ with colors and style. We only draw the sketch and add color and design.

Is this work halal or haram?"

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

The questioner did not clarify whether the art design mentioned in the question is limited solely to a digital screen, or whether it is printed or designed on paper or another physical medium, so that an answer could be given accordingly. However, if these sketches are designed only on a digital screen and remain confined to the screen, and they are not a means of spreading immodesty or obscenity, then—according to the research of some scholars—digital images do not fall under the category of prohibited images. Therefore, creating them and receiving payment for them would be permissible.
On the other hand, if these sketches are formally designed on paper or another physical medium, or if they include elements of obscenity or nudity, then designing them and taking payment for them would be Islamically impermissible and unlawful, and it is obligatory to refrain from this.

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کما فی مشکاۃ المصابیح : عن عائشۃ رضی اللہ عنہا ان النبی ﷺ قال : اشد الناس عذابا یوم القیامۃ بخلق اللہ ( باب التصاویر ، ج : 8 ، ص : 266 ، ط : حقانیہ )
و فی مرقاۃ الفاتیح : قال اصحابنا و غیرھم من العلماء : تصویر صورۃ الحیوان حرام شدید التحریم ، وھو من الکبائر لانہ متوعد علیہ بھذا الوعید الشدید المذکور فی الاحادیث ، سواء صنعہ فی ثوب او بساط او درھم او دینار او غیر ذلک ( باب التصاویر ، ج : 8 ، ص : 266 ، ط : حقانیہ )
و فی تکملۃ فتح الملھم : قال المرداوی فی الانصاف ( 474 / 1 ) " یحرم تصویر ما فیہ روح ، ولا یحرم تصویر الشجر و نحوہ ۔ والتمثال مما لا یشبہ ما فیہ روح ، علی الصحیح من المذاھب ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ یحرم تعلیق ما فیہ صورۃ حیوان ، و ستر الجدار بہ و تصویرہ علی الصحیح من المذھب " ( باب تحریم تصویر صورۃ الحیوان و تحریم اتخاذ ما فیہ ، ج : 4 ، ص : 159 ، ط : دار العلوم کراچی )
و فی الدر المختار : ( و لبس ثوب فیہ تماثیل ) ذی روح وفی رد المختار تحت قولہ : ( ولبس ثوب فیہ تماثیل ) وظاھر کلام النووی فی شرح المسلم الجماع علی تحریم صورۃ الحیوان ، و قال : وسواء صنعہ لما یمتھن او لغیرہ ، فصنعتہ حرام بکل حال لان فیہ مضاھاۃ لخلق اللہ تعالی ، و سواء کان فی ثوب او بساط او دراھم و اناء و حائط و غیرھا ( باب ما یفسد الصلوۃ و ما یکرھ فیھا ، ج : 1 ، ص : 647 ، ط : سعید )
و فی شرح السیر الکبیر : وَلَوْ ‌وَجَدُوا ‌فِي ‌الْغَنَائِمِ ‌صَلِيبًا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ أَوْ فِضَّةٍ أَوْ تَمَاثِيلَ، أَوْ دَرَاهِمَ، أَوْ دَنَانِيرَ فِيهَا التَّمَاثِيلُ، فَإِنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَكْسِرَ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ فَيَجْعَلَهُ تِبْرًا. لِأَنَّهُ لَوْ قَسَمَهُ أَوْ

بَاعَهُ كَذَلِكَ، رُبَّمَا يَبِيعُهُ مَنْ يَقَعُ فِي سَهْمِهِ مِنْ بَعْضِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ بِأَنْ يَزِيدُوا لَهُ فِي ثَمَنِهِ رَغْبَةً مِنْهُمْ فِي لِبَاسِهِ، أَوْ فِي أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ. فَلْيُتَحَرَّزْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ بِكَسْرِ الصَّلِيبِ وَالتَّمَاثِيلِ. فأما الدراهم والدنانير فلا بأس بقسمتها وبيعها قبل أن تكسر. لأن هذا مما لا يلبس۔۔۔وحكم هذه الأشياء كحكم ما لو أصابوا برابط وغيرها من المعازف. فهناك ينبغي له أن يكسرها ثم يبيعها أو يقسمها حطبا ( باب ما يحمل عليه الفيئ وما يركبه الرجل من الدواب... ج: 3، ص: 143، ط: دار الكتب العلمية)

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