A statement was issued by the Council of Senior Scholars stating that this is forbidden. In a fatwa of the Standing Committee (1/712) it says: Portraying the Sahaabah or one of them is forbidden, because it is disrespectful towards them, lowers the esteem in which they are held and exposes them to criticism, even if it is thought that this serves a purpose, because the negative consequences to which it leads outweigh any benefits, and anything of which the negative consequences outweigh the positive is definitely forbidden. This is in addition to what many of these serials and movies contain of distortion and fabrication of events according to what is dictated by the medium. Undoubtedly portraying them will detract from the high esteem in which they are held by people, and viewers may begin to think of them in the image of the actors who play their roles. They had the honour of accompanying the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), striving in jihad with him, defending the faith, being sincere towards Allah and His Messenger and His religion, and conveying this religion and knowledge to us, which dictates that they should be held in high esteem and greatly respected. In that regard there is no differentiation between the senior Sahaabah and those of lesser standing, or between the Rightly Guided Caliphs and others, because that detracts from their status and the high esteem in which they are held. It is not permissible to depict the Sahaabah at all, according to the correct scholarly opinion.Ī fatwa to that effect was issued by the Council of Senior Scholars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and a statement to that effect was issued by the Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League. The ruling that applies to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), also applies to all of the Messengers and Prophets (blessings and peace of Allah be upon them) what is haraam in the case of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) is also haraam in their case.Įnd quote from Statements of the Islamic Fiqh Council, 8īased on the above, it is haraam to watch such movies, whether they are portrayed by real actors or in cartoons. That must be denounced and any such productions should be destroyed.
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Those who are in positions of authority and those who are in charge of media and publications should prevent any depiction of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), whether three-dimensional or otherwise, in stories, reports, theatrical plays, children’s books, movies, TV shows and so on. It is not permissible to do that or approve of it for any purpose or aim whatsoever, because it leads to very serious consequences. It says in a statement of the Islamic Fiqh Council: … Depicting him, whether it is an animated drawing or otherwise, whether it is a three-dimensional image or not – all of that is haraam and is not permissible according to Islam. It (the Qur’an) is not a forged statement but a confirmation of Allah’s existing Books (the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel) and other Scriptures of Allah) and a detailed explanation of everything and a guide and a Mercy for the people who believe”. “Indeed in their stories, there is a lesson for men of understanding. What Allah has told us of their stories in the Qur’an is sufficient. There is no doubt that depicting the Prophets is a kind of disrespect towards them, because people have a great deal of respect towards them and hold them in high esteem, but depicting them detracts from that respect, especially if they are depicted in cartoons.
The contemporary scholars are unanimously agreed that it is haraam to depict the Prophets (peace be upon them) in general and our Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) in particular.įatwas stating that this is haraam have been issued by the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a statement to this effect was made by the Islamic Fiqh Council that met in Makkah al-Mukarramah.