Q&A: Pictures
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⚖️ Fiqh & LawJurist: Sayyid Ali SistaniTopic: PicturesMadhhab / school: Shia Ithna 'Ashariyah#fiqh#qa#sistani
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Is it permissible to draw or produce a scene which shows the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.), one of the past prophets or the infallible Imams (a.s.), or other luminaries and show it in cinema, on television or theater?
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If due deference and respect is observed, and the scene does not contain anything that would detract from their holy pictures in the minds [of the viewers], there is no problem.