Breathe soul into what you have created
رياض الصالحين بالعربية والإنجليزية - (ج 1 / ص 2172)
عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال : [ إن الذين يصنعون هذه الصور يعذبون يوم القيامة يقال لهم : أحيوا ما خلقتم ] متفق عليه
Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Those who draw pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection; and it will be said to them: `Breathe soul into what you have created.'''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
We learn from this Hadith that drawing pictures of humans, animals and all those things that have a soul in them is a great sin and is liable to heavy punishment. However, one will not be taken to task for such pictures which are made compulsory by the Government, i.e., identity cards, passports, domicile certificates etc., because one cannot exercise his own will in such matters, but this exemption is subject to the condition that he does not exceed the compulsory requirement.
