{"_id":"6708381cdbb96ca9c6c9db19","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Why are objects and pictures that have eyes not supposed to be showing in the house?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\"},\"insert\":\"Why are objects and pictures that have eyes not supposed to be showing in the house?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"I believe the issue at hand pertains more to the nature of images rather than solely the eyes. It revolves around the permissibility of certain images and what is deemed acceptable and unacceptable.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true,\"underline\":true},\"insert\":\"Creation of Images\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Crafting statues, paintings, or drawings that depict living beings possessing a soul, such as humans and animals, is strictly prohibited and considered a major sin. This prohibition extends even to depictions of imaginary beings, like the winged horse mentioned in the hadith narrated by our esteemed mother Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). However, an exception to this prohibition is made for children's toys.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Furthermore, if an image is missing a significant part without which it cannot survive, such as the head or the entire lower body, it is considered permissible to create. The inclusion of vital internal organs, such as the heart, is not a determining factor.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true,\"underline\":true},\"insert\":\"Use of Images\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Regarding the utilization or acquisition of images, it is permissible if the image is not placed in a position of reverence, such as on walls or clothing. If the image serves a functional purpose, like being on the floor, pillows, or other utilitarian locations where veneration is not the objective, it is permissible. This understanding is derived from the hadith of our respected mother Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) where a sheet was removed from the wall and repurposed to make pillows.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true,\"underline\":true},\"insert\":\"Difference of opinion: Maliki school\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"That said, according to the Maliki school, if the image is not complete (like missing arms), or it is not 3D, then it would be disliked (makruh). However, if the image is going to be in a place where it is not revered, then it is permissible (mubah).\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\",\"bold\":true,\"underline\":true},\"insert\":\"Photographs\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"As for photographs, there is a difference among contemporary scholars regarding their permissibility. Most Arab scholars deem photographs permissible, considering them distinct from the act of image-making (taswīr) that is forbidden. However, a majority of scholars from the Indo-Pak region consider photographs to be unlawful.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fee0b76658b4c232978","tag":"Contemporary Life: Art","count":43}],"createdOn":"2024-10-10T20:25:00.925Z"}