1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

9 Questions

Is purchasing and selling comic books, toys, and statues of fictional characters permissible? What about video games, Pokémon cards, and sports trading cards? Are collectibles with a horror theme allowed?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

1. Purchasing and selling comic books, toys is permissible.

2. Statues are to to be avoided.

3. Video games depend in its content. If the content is clean from Haraam, then it will be permissible and vice versa.

Wassalam.
Is it permissible to play video games or watch movies in which there are fictional gods or actions of worship?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No it is not permissible to watch games of videos promoting polytheism like fictional gods or worshiping other than Allah, The Exalted.

Such games are dangerously harmful in making the people accept polytheism and normalise major sins.

Wassalam.
Can a fiction book include a reference to a non-existent miracle performed by Allah? For instance, can a fictional character, like a ghost, be revived by Allah's miracle?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Allah (SWT) Revives the life of whomever He Wants, so it is allowed to be mentiined because it is definitely possible for Allah (SWT).

Wassalam.
Are we allowed to write a fantasy novel that includes depictions of magic?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Magic is forbidden in Islam as it is one of major sins. Allah Says in Quran: The magician will never be successful whatever he goes. (Sura Taha, verse 69).

Any act related to promoting magic is also forbidden. Fantasy novels that include depictions of Magic is not permissible.

‘Wassalam.