Having Fictional Characters as Online Profile Picture

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Is having a profile picture of a video game or cartoon character Haram? For example Bart Simpson or Mario? Since they are technically drawings

Answer:

Wa’alaykum as Salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,

They fall under digital photography, and hence, a person should not keep these as his profile picture.

And Allaah Ta’aala knows best

Wassalaam,

Ismail Moosa (Mufti)

This answer was collected from Fatwaa.com which is an excellent Q&A site managed by Mufti Ismail Moosa from South Africa. .

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