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Is drawing a head without a neck haram?

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I understand the opinion that drawing a living thing is haram but, would drawing a head without a neck be haram?

Answer

Wa’alaykum as  Salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,

The ruling is determined on whether the facial features are drawn or not.

If a person draws a head, but does not draw the nose and mouth, then it is fine. It does not matter whether there is a neck or not.

Conversely, it is not permissible to draw the nose and mouth, irrespective whether there is a neck or not.

And Allaah Ta’aala knows best

Wassalaam,

Ismail Moosa (Mufti)

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