Graphic designing
Question
Is it permissible for me to pursue a career in graphic designing?
Answer
Designing and sketching inanimate objects (e.g. trees, landscapes, etc.) is permissible in Islam. Designing and sketching animate objects is forbidden and haraam in Islam. Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, “Those involved in picture-making (of animate objects) will be subjected to the worst forms of punishment on the Day of Qiyaamah.”
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
عن مسلم، قال: كنا مع مسروق، في دار يسار بن نمير، فرأى في صفته تماثيل، فقال: سمعت عبد الله، قال: سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «إن أشد الناس عذابا عند الله يوم القيامة المصورون (صحيح البخاري رقم 5950)
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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