Q&A: Pictures
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⚖️ Fiqh & LawJurist: Sayyid Ali SistaniTopic: PicturesMadhhab / school: Shia Ithna 'Ashariyah#fiqh#qa#sistani
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Is it permissible to draw or produce a scene which shows the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.), one of the past prophets or the infallible Imams (a.s.), or other luminaries and show it in cinema, on television or theater?
Answer
If due deference and respect is observed, and the scene does not contain anything that would detract from their holy pictures in the minds [of the viewers], there is no problem.
Source:sistani.org · sistani.org
Is taking pictures of a dead body allowed, Haram or Makruh?
Source:sistani.org · sistani.org
Is it permissible to draw or produce a scene which shows the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.), one of the past prophets or the infallible Imams (a.s.), or other luminaries and show it in cinema, on television or theater?
Answer
If due deference and respect is observed, and the scene does not contain anything that would detract from their holy pictures in the minds [of the viewers], there is no problem.
Source:sistani.org · sistani.org
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