Drawing and selling pharaonic monuments revives heritage of wrongdoers

30-4-2017 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is it permissible in the Sharee'ah to draw pictures of Pharaonic monuments on papyrus in order for them to be sold to foreigners?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

It is impermissible to draw pictures of Pharaonic monuments if they illustrate animate beings. If they are images of inanimate beings, such as trees, stones, etc., then it is not appropriate for a Muslim to waste his time in drawing and selling such pictures, even if they will be sold to non-Muslims. This actually implies a revival of the heritage of those who wronged themselves. Moreover, some Muslims of weak faith could be deceived by this heritage and thus glorify it and be proud of it.

Allah knows best.