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. 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.