Pictures paintings angels.
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Assalam
mu alaikum Brother,
I have
some questions.
1.
I heard from my friend that our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
has once said that don't eat banana's in the night. If someone give
u lot of money still don't eat. Is it true.
2.
I heard from many people and also I read that while praying there should not be
picture of living thing in front of u or u can't wear any cloth with picture of
living thing also now my question is if so then plants, trees are also living
thing then why we put these photos everywhere.
3.
Our most of alims are saying that to capture photos from camera is prohibited
but the hadiths is about the tasveer which comes from word tasavur that means
painting of that person which he never saw but comes in his mind.
Hope
you will give me the answer with Quran and Hadith.
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Pictures paintings
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In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Q-1:
I heard from my friend that our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
has once said that don't eat banana's in the night. If someone give
u lot of money still don't eat. Is it true.
The ‘banana’ fruit is obviously from amongst the
vegetation kingdom, and all produce of the vegetation kingdom is absolutely
lawful for the believers to consume.
To the best of our knowledge there is absolutely no
mention of the prohibition of the banana fruit found in the authentic and
established Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws).
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 16 Surah
Nahl verses 116-117:
116 But say not for any false thing that your tongues may put forth
"This is ‘halaal’ and this is ‘haraam’" so as to ascribe false things
to Allah. For those who ascribe false
things to Allah will never prosper.
117 (In such falsehood) is but a paltry profit; but they will have a
most grievous Penalty.
The right to declare anything lawful or unlawful is the
Sole Right of Allah Subhanah and His Messenger (saws) alone. Respected sister, just as it would be a an
extremely grave and heinous sin to declare lawful what Allah and His Messenger
(saws) have declared ‘haraam’ (flesh of swine, alcohol, etc.)….it would be an
equally grave and heinous sin to declare as ‘haraam’ what Allah and His
Messenger (saws) have not declared as unlawful.
Your friend who says that the banana fruit was prohibited
as food for the believers by the Messenger of Allah (saws) should be asked to
provide the evidence for her claim from the Quran and/or the Sunnah. And if she cannot, she should either turn
towards her Lord Creator in ‘taubah’ and seek sincere forgiveness for ascribing
a falsehood to the Messenger of Allah (saws)….or else she should await an
extremely severe accounting in the Presence of her Lord Most High on that
Inevitable and Tumultuous Day of Judgment!
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.667 Narrated by Abdullah bin Amr
The Prophet (saws) said ‘Whoever tells a lie
on me intentionally, will surely take his place in the (Hell) Fire."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.109 Narrated by Salama
I heard the Prophet (saws) saying,
"Whoever (intentionally) ascribes to me what I have not said then (surely)
let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.217 Narrated by Abu Huraira
The Prophet (saws) said, "Whoever
intentionally ascribes something to me falsely, he will surely take his place
in the (Hell) Fire.”
Q-2A:
I heard from many people and also I read that while praying there should not be
picture of living thing in front of u
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 7.834 Narrated by Muslim
We were with Masruq
at the house of Yasar bin Numair. Masruq saw pictures on his terrace and said,
"I heard 'Abdullah saying that he heard the Prophet (saws) saying, "The people who will receive the
severest punishment from Allah will be the (animate) picture makers.' "
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 7.841 Narrated by Abu Talha
The Messenger of
Allah (saws) said, "Angels (of
Mercy) do not enter a house where there are (animate) pictures."
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 7.845 Narrated by Abu
Juhaifa
that he had bought
a slave whose profession was cupping.
The Prophet forbade taking the price of blood, and the price of a dog,
and the earnings of a prostitute, and cursed the one who took or gave (Riba')
usury, and the lady who tattooed others or got herself tattooed, and the
(animate) picture-maker.
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 4.450 Narrated by Abu Salim
Once Gabriel
promised the Prophet (saws) that he would visit him, but Gabriel did not come,
and later on he said, "We Angels, do not enter a house which contains
a (animate) picture, or a dog."
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 4.448 Narrated by Abu Talha
I heard the
Messenger of Allah (saws) saying; "Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house
wherein there is a dog or a picture of a living creature (a human being or an
animal)."
In light of the above quoted guidance of the Messenger of
Allah (saws), it is prohibited for a believer who sincerely fears Allah and the
Last Day to make or display animate pictures in their homes, leave alone offer
prayers unto one’s Lord Creator with the unlawful animate picture displayed in
front of them!
Q-2B: …or
u can't wear any cloth with picture of living thing
When Angels of Mercy do not enter a home which has a
display of animate pictures, it would only be akin to piety and righteousness
that way believer who sincerely fears Allah and the Last Day should abstain
from wearing clothes with animate pictures displayed on it.
Question
2C: ….also now my question is if so then plants, trees are also living thing
then why we put these photos everywhere.
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 3.428 Narrated by 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 Messenger (saws).
I heard him (saws) saying, 'Whoever makes a (animate) 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."
What is specifically prohibited is pictures of animate
objects (human beings and animals)….there is absolutely no harm in making or
displaying pictures of inanimate objects (vegetation kingdom), if indeed one
wishes to do so.
Question-3:
Our most of alims are saying that to capture photos from camera is prohibited
but the hadiths is about the tasveer which comes from word tasavur that means
painting of that person which he never saw but comes in his mind.
Because
the concept of cameras, videos, photography, etc. are a technological
development of man after the establishment of the Quran and the Sunnah, there
is a difference of opinion amongst the scholars regarding its
permissibility. The majority of the
scholars of Islam are of the opinion that photography or videography in itself
is not forbidden in Islam, because it provides nothing but an exact reflection
and mirror image of the creation of the Supreme Creator as opposed to
paintings, or images, or the sculptures of an animate objects, where there is a
possibility that man can make an imaginary addition/subtraction to the original
creation of the Creator, and are thus strictly forbidden in Islam.
The majority of the scholars are
also of the opinion that a believer must not decorate or display in his house
any pictures, images, idols, or photos of animate objects, as in light of the several narrations of the
Messenger of Allah (saws), the Angels of Mercy do not enter a house where there
are pictures (of animate objects).
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan