Zakir Naik – Is it Permissible to Draw Pictures or Diagrams of Animals for the Purpose of Academic Learning

			Next question Assalamualaikum This is Sabrina azim from Bangladesh. Is it permissible in Islam to
draw pictures or diagrams of animals for the purpose of academic learning, as animal painting is
haram in Islam, our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said it is mentioned in Sahih al
Bukhari had this number triple to five, as well as in Sahih Muslim had this number to 110 cool no
masal we're in fun now that every image maker he will be in hellfire. And another Hadith that is
also mentioned Sahil Bukhari and Muslim Abdullah, Muhammad peace be upon him said that one of the
most severe punishments on the day of judgment will be to those people who make images referring to
		

			drawing. And the drawing that is prohibited in Islam is the drawing of
		

			living things for example, animals, human beings, birds, insects, etc. When you draw distinctive
features of these animals, of these living things, of these humans, of these birds of these insects,
etc, for example, their eyes, their ears, their nose, drying their face, etc. This is prohibited in
Islam and abroad Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said that the one who makes images
		

			of living things on the Day of Judgment, Allah subhanaw taala will tell him to bring life to these
living things.
		

			So making these kinds of images it is completely prohibited in Islam. As far as for the purpose of
education, can we yet make these images can we draw these pictures of these animals etc.
		

			Even for education, this should be avoided, except in situations where it is a necessity, because
the ruling of the Sharia is of Bharat to be a Mahabharat that things that are Haram in a situation
of necessity, they are permitted. So for example, if a person or if a student is studying medicine,
in this situation, he needs to understand regarding the human body, so he may need to work on a
sculpture or he may need to work on some pictures etc. Similarly, the doctor to understand the human
anatomy, he needs to work on the sculptures
		

			on the human sculpture to have a better understanding.
		

			So to students who are studying medicine, they need to involve in this. so in this situation, when
it is necessary, it is permitted.
		

			I would like to give you another example.
		

			If the police they want to catch a criminal,
		

			for example, who's robbed or has done some criminal activity, but they're unable to catch him
		

			and there is a witness. So, this witness, he knows the physical features, and he knows the facial
appearance of this person of this criminal. So,
		

			he describes this to the artist and the artist sketches or draws the criminals face. so in this
situation, it is necessary to draw the face of the criminal, so that the criminal can be caught
easily.
		

			So in a situation where it is necessary, it is permitted to draw and to make images. Whereas the
general ruling is that you should not involve in making images, drawing images of animals, of human
beings, of birds of insects, etc. When you draw distinctive features, for example, their eyes, their
ears, their nose, etc.