Ruling on drawing pictures for children without facial features

 

I am a woman who would like to work in the field of children’s stories and children’s magazines. Illustrations for children usually include pictures of animate beings. Is it permissible for me to draw the faces but omit some features so that they will not be imitating the creation of Allaah?.

Praise be to Allaah.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
told us that the one who makes images – by drawing or engraving –will be
punished on the Day of Resurrection, and these images whose makers are given
this warning are images of animate beings, based on what its says in the
hadeeth, that Allaah will say: “Give life to that which you have crated.” 

It was narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be
pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: “Those who make images will be punished on the Day
of Resurrection, and it will be said to them: ‘Bring to life that which you
have created.’” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5607) and Muslim (2108). 

It seems that images with incomplete features and those which
do not have a nose or eyes are not included in the images that are haraam,
and their makers are not included in the warning, because they cannot really
be called images and these pictures are not competing with the creation of
Allaah. 

It was narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with
her) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: “Among the people who will be most severely punished on the
Day of Resurrection will be those who imitate the creation of Allaah.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5610) and Muslim (2107). 

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have
mercy on him) said: 

With regard to stuffed toys in which the image is not clear,
even though there are limbs, heads and shoulders, but they have no eyes or
noses, there is nothing wrong with them because this is not competing with
the creation of Allaah. 

Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
(2/ question no. 330). 

The Shaykh also said: 

Every one who does something that is competing with the
creation of Allaah, is included in the hadeeth which is: The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed the image-makers… and he
said: “The people who will be most severely punished on the Day of
Resurrection will be the image-makers.” But as I said, if the image is not
clear, i.e., it does not have eyes or a nose or a mouth or fingers, then
this is not a complete image, and is not competing with the creation of
Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted. 

Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
(2/question no. 331). 

And Allaah knows best.

Now days we as Muslims have to spread the voice to learn quran and so we could gain the true knowledge and the quran teaching that is give to us by our beloved prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and do quran reading. Do we as Muslim ask our self that why we are at the peak of destruction? The answer will be simple that we have left our roots the holy quran we should guide promote Islam from in our homes first and let learn our kids quran  and encourage them in doing quran memorization this should be our first goal for it we can do different stuff like let then participate in different online quran recitation competition to let them listen quran from different online quran reciters and along with it we elders should learn quran also and improve our knowledge of quran and Islam and learn holy quran tafseer because to understand and learn quran Arabic and for this now a days there are many online quran tutor available who teach tajweed quran and its translation and tafseer so let us join our hands to be the voice of Islam and let improve the image of it as well and full fill our duty .