Are Smilies Haram?
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hmm so i guess we should all try to avoid them
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^^lol..yeah thats a good idea
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Muezzin said:
nooo bro. the hadith or like the arabic word for picture within that hadith meant pictures of living things eg. things with a soul. so you can draw pictures of trees and plants and other non living things etc.
Hadith - Bukhari 3:428, Narrated Said bin Abu Al-Hasan
While I was with Ibn 'Abbas a man came and said, "O father of 'Abbas! My sustenance is from my manual profession and I make these pictures." Ibn 'Abbas said, "I will tell you only what I heard from Allah's Apostle . I heard him saying, 'Whoever makes a picture will be punished by Allah till he puts life in it, and he will never be able to put life in it.' " Hearing this, that man heaved a sigh and his face turned pale. Ibn 'Abbas said to him, "What a pity! If you insist on making pictures I advise you to make pictures of trees and any other unanimated objects."
PS: TEH wont be able to smile no more! *shocked*
Allah (swt) knows best.
wasalam o 'alykum warahmatulahi wabarakatuh.
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If such smilies were Haram, then 100% tv is Haram, which means all those great Scholars who are seen on tv have committed an act of Haram.
As to the respected Scholars I have heard or spoken to concerning Photos:
"If a Photo is taken, it is forbidden to display it on a wall etc, where it must be kept away in for example a photo album."
Also photos displayed on computer are Halal from mentioned from respected Scholars (depending what picture it is), or graphical movement as in certain computer games.
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What if they do all seven life processes?
Anyway, Sheikh Saalih Ibn 'Uthaymeen is a respected and well-known scholar who studied under the likes of Sheikh 'Abdul-'Aziz ibn Baz. We shouldn't be so quick to dismiss his words:
With regard to pictures made in the modern fashion, they fall into two categories:
The first category is those which have no tangible substance (and can only be seen by running them through a machine), as I was told is the case with pictures on video tapes. There is no ruling at all concerning these, and they do not come under the prohibition at all. Hence the scholars who forbid making pictures with cameras on paper (photographs) permitted this (video pictures), and said that there is nothing wrong with this. Then it was asked, is it permissible to film lectures which are given in the mosques? The (scholarly) view was that it is better not to do that, because it may disturb the worshippers and because they may film things that may not be appropriate, and so on.
The second category is fixed or still pictures on paper (photographs) …
But the matter needs further discussion if one wants to make these kind of permissible pictures. For they are subject to five rulings which depend on the intention. If the intention is something forbidden, then it is haraam. If he intends something waajib (obligatory), then it is waajib. Sometimes pictures may be essential, especially moving pictures. For example, if we see someone in the act of committing a crime against a person’s rights, such as an attempt to kill and so on, and we cannot prove it in any way but by taking pictures, then in this case taking pictures becomes waajib, especially in cases where pictures may decide the case. The means are subject to the rulings on the ends. If we make these pictures in order to prove the identity of a person for fear that someone else may be accused of the crime, this is also acceptable, indeed it is essential.
But if we take these pictures just to enjoy looking at them, this is undoubtedly haraam... And Allaah knows best.” (See Al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 2/197-199)
The first category is those which have no tangible substance (and can only be seen by running them through a machine), as I was told is the case with pictures on video tapes. There is no ruling at all concerning these, and they do not come under the prohibition at all. Hence the scholars who forbid making pictures with cameras on paper (photographs) permitted this (video pictures), and said that there is nothing wrong with this. Then it was asked, is it permissible to film lectures which are given in the mosques? The (scholarly) view was that it is better not to do that, because it may disturb the worshippers and because they may film things that may not be appropriate, and so on.
The second category is fixed or still pictures on paper (photographs) …
But the matter needs further discussion if one wants to make these kind of permissible pictures. For they are subject to five rulings which depend on the intention. If the intention is something forbidden, then it is haraam. If he intends something waajib (obligatory), then it is waajib. Sometimes pictures may be essential, especially moving pictures. For example, if we see someone in the act of committing a crime against a person’s rights, such as an attempt to kill and so on, and we cannot prove it in any way but by taking pictures, then in this case taking pictures becomes waajib, especially in cases where pictures may decide the case. The means are subject to the rulings on the ends. If we make these pictures in order to prove the identity of a person for fear that someone else may be accused of the crime, this is also acceptable, indeed it is essential.
But if we take these pictures just to enjoy looking at them, this is undoubtedly haraam... And Allaah knows best.” (See Al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 2/197-199)
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It depends on what sort of "enjoyment".
Let us take an example:
"If someone takes a picture of their pet cat for example, and they store such picture on their computer, just to look back in memories, is such a person committing Haram, and are they liable to receive the most harshest of punishments on The Day of Judgement?"
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As mentioned by Shaykh Uthaymeen, images which have no tangible substance (i.e. on the computer screen) do not fall under the prohibition unless the content of the image is unislamic. This is why the scholars permitted the playing of electronic (video) games. And as mentioned by Shaykh At-Turayri, the mere emoticon symbols do not come under this prohibition unless they are used for a prohibited purpose (eg. worship). Both these fatwas have been provided earlier in the thread. These scholars are supported by a large committee of scholars for each. Since none of us here qualify as a Mujtahid who can derive their own rulings, we do not have the authority to bring a new ruling that smileys are haraam, and this is a very serious claim indeed. The one who makes this claim without sufficient proof has taken upon themselves an immense burden because they are claiming that Allah swt will punish all people who post smileys in the fire.
We should refrain from making claims upon doubtful matters.
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