Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
I hope that you are doing well. I'm a Muslim artist and Art school graduate who lives in the UK. Recently I came across the Ahadith about Image makers and what our beloved Prophet (s.a.v.) supposedly said about artists. Ever since that I have stopped drawing humans or animals or things with a Ruh.
I have and still am reading and learning a lot about the different positions and opinions from respected scholars and Islamic schools on the topic of Art, which vary quite a lot. I probably have read every single article and book on the topic. I can understand the scholars who prohibit it and I can also understand the ones who allow the depiction of humans or animals given that they are depicted in a halal way. However there are some things in both positions that lack logic and need more discussion. Since our beloved last Prophet (s.a.v.) has supposedly said to leave something which we are not sure about whether it is haram or not for something that is without a doubt halal, I have stopped drawing living things.
Nevertheless, I read a lot of things about these kind of debated topics almost on a daily basis and they really confuse me quite a lot, since usually most opinions are reasonable. This leaves me torn between two opinions.
My question is, how do you guys deal with such topics that are heavily debated and where both sides are very reasonable?
May Allah (s.w.t.) forgive us and guide us to the right path.
I hope that you are doing well. I'm a Muslim artist and Art school graduate who lives in the UK. Recently I came across the Ahadith about Image makers and what our beloved Prophet (s.a.v.) supposedly said about artists. Ever since that I have stopped drawing humans or animals or things with a Ruh.
I have and still am reading and learning a lot about the different positions and opinions from respected scholars and Islamic schools on the topic of Art, which vary quite a lot. I probably have read every single article and book on the topic. I can understand the scholars who prohibit it and I can also understand the ones who allow the depiction of humans or animals given that they are depicted in a halal way. However there are some things in both positions that lack logic and need more discussion. Since our beloved last Prophet (s.a.v.) has supposedly said to leave something which we are not sure about whether it is haram or not for something that is without a doubt halal, I have stopped drawing living things.
Nevertheless, I read a lot of things about these kind of debated topics almost on a daily basis and they really confuse me quite a lot, since usually most opinions are reasonable. This leaves me torn between two opinions.
My question is, how do you guys deal with such topics that are heavily debated and where both sides are very reasonable?
May Allah (s.w.t.) forgive us and guide us to the right path.
