Artist

An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only. The term is often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (less often for actors).

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Artist . Woman . Sin . Drawing . Hijab

As an artist, if I create a commissioned piece depicting a non-Hijabi woman with exposed skin and it gains admiration, would that be considered sinful? Additionally, would earning money from such a painting be deemed Halal?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

It is not permissible to display or show a non Hijabi female for males who are not allowed to look at her. Money earned from sinful act is not allowed.

Wassalam.

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Artist . Drawing . Christianity . Social Media

I recently created a portrait influenced by a Christian artist, who depicted Jesus. My version ended up different, but should I get rid of my drawing and remove the post from social media?

Yes, you should remove it to avoid bee misunderstood by people who might think that you are a Christian or a supporter. The Christian drawings depicting Jesus are not true and should not claim something which is not true.

Wassalam.

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Mahram . Artist . Face . Drawing . Social Media

I am an artist seeking to improve my sketching skills by studying various facial structures. Is it permissible to create drawings of a non-Mahram, without any impure intentions, and share them on social media?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answer updated 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'ala

There is no shar'i problem with this, in itself, as long as it does not entail any kind of haram.

And Allah knows best

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Artist . Drawing . Human . Islam . Face . Body . Tahrif

Is it permissible in Islam to draw a complete face while leaving out the rest of the body?

Yes it is permissible to draw a complete face. This is according to verdicts of most of our leasing scholars.

.Wassalam.

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Battle of Karbala . Artist . Imambargah . Palestinian

Is it allowed to stage a dramatic performance on the events of Karbala or Palestine in a Imambada or Husayniyya and invite TikTok artists for this purpose?

Dramatic performance showing people the tragedies of Ahlul Bayt (AS) and their followers is good as far it is done within the frame of Shariah. Doing ion Imambara or zHusainiyyah depends on the situation of the place and what the trustees or Mutawalli sees suitable.

'Wassalam.

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Artist

Is the key lighting artist profession allowed in Islam where the person is working for clean content and is only providing lighting effects through software and not involved in drawing any pictures?

It depends on the nature of the work. It is allowed as far as the key lighting has really clean content according to Islamic rules and values.

If the work has any act which is unlawful in Islam e,g, non Hijab, songs , sinful music etc, then any participation in it including key lighting will not be permissible, but if it does not have any unlawful act, then it will be allowed.

Wassalam.

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Poetry . Art . Artist . Social Media

Is it allowed to post Islamic content, such as poetry and art, on social media without mentioning the original poet and artist or deliberately removing their names?

If the person who is posting such material claims falsely that the material is his material, it will a lie and a sinful act.

If he does not claim any wrong claim but he is just posting a material for the benefit of people, with out harming any one, then it is allowed to spread useful knowledge which helps people and does not cause harm to any one.

Wassalam.

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Artist . Comedian

Is it allowed to become a comic artist?

Yes it is allowed to become a comic artist as far as it does not insult or degrade others or promote falsehood.

Comic art is like any other fine art which must promote noble values, not otherwise.

Unfortunately , we see now a days many artists promote wrong ideas and wrong practices under different slogans like freedom of speech or personal sexual freedom causing misleading lay people and making them suffer, instead of guiding them to the real values which leads to successful life.

Wassalam.

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Shirk . Artist

As an artist, what would be considered shirk in what I draw?

Bismihi ta'ala

There would be no problem with drawing or painting. Such an art is a valued talent and indeed must be appreciated.

A problem would arise if:

1. You are making full sculptures of humans or animals. If it is something that has a "soul", then it is not permitted to make a sculpture of it.

2. It is a promoting of anything that represents any deviancy, immorality, or anything un-Islamic.

And Allah knows best.