{"id":29977,"date":"2024-04-19T11:16:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T11:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=29977"},"modified":"2024-04-19T11:16:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T11:16:09","slug":"are-you-allowed-to-make-3d-human-characters-for-video-games-in-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/are-you-allowed-to-make-3d-human-characters-for-video-games-in-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Allowed To Make 3D Human Characters for Video Games in Islam?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 07040<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Maulana Burhaan Rahman<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Are you allowed to make 3D human characters for video games in Islam?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><u><strong>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><u><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Pictures of living things (humans\/animals); drawing them, keeping them hung on the wall etc. is spoken about in various Hadeeth(s):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Our beloved prophet (SAW) mentions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0643\u064f\u0644\u0651\u064f \u0645\u064f\u0635\u064e\u0648\u0651\u0650\u0631\u064d \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0631\u0650 \u064a\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0644\u064f \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0643\u064f\u0644\u0651\u0650 \u0635\u064f\u0648\u0631\u064e\u0629\u064d \u0635\u064e\u0648\u0651\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0646\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0633\u064b\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u062a\u064f\u0639\u064e\u0630\u0651\u0650\u0628\u064f\u0647\u064f \u0641\u0650\u064a \u062c\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e \u200f&#8221;\u200f \u200f.\u200f \u0648\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0652 \u0643\u064f\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064e \u0644\u0627\u064e \u0628\u064f\u062f\u0651\u064e \u0641\u064e\u0627\u0639\u0650\u0644\u0627\u064b \u0641\u064e\u0627\u0635\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0639\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0631\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0644\u0627\u064e \u0646\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0633\u064e \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u200f.\u200f \u0641\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0631\u0651\u064e \u0628\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u0646\u064e\u0635\u0652\u0631\u064f \u0628\u0652\u0646\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064d \u200f.\u200f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">All the painters who make pictures would be in the fire of Hell. The soul will be breathed in every picture prepared by him and it shall punish him in the hell, and he (Ibn &#8216;Abbas) said: If you have to do it at all, then paint the pictures of trees and lifeless things; and Nasr b. &#8216;Ali confirmed it. [Muslim Hadeeth no: 2110]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">In another Hadeeth he says:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0623\u064e\u0634\u064e\u062f\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0633\u0650 \u0639\u064e\u0630\u064e\u0627\u0628\u064b\u0627 \u0639\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062f\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u064a\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0645\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0642\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0635\u064e\u0648\u0651\u0650\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The creators of images will be the ones who suffer Allah&#8217;s harshest retribution. [Bukhari 5950]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">He (SAW) also says:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0644\u0627\u064e \u062a\u064e\u062f\u0652\u062e\u064f\u0644\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e\u0626\u0650\u0643\u064e\u0629\u064f \u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062a\u064b\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650 \u0643\u064e\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064c \u0648\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e \u0635\u064f\u0648\u0631\u064e\u0629\u064c<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Angles do not enter a house that has either a dog or a picture in it. [Bukhari Hadeeth no: 3332]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The word \u201cSoorah\u201d mentioned in the hadeeth is no doubt referring to pictures containing animate beings\/living things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">We learn from the Ahaadith above, that drawing living things and keeping drawings of them up (e.g. on the wall) is prohibited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">However, 3D imaging is produced as technology develops. So, we must now determine whether digital animate pictures (3D imaging falls into this narrative), follow the same ruling of the pictures that are mentioned in the Hadeeth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">A normal drawing 2D picture is simple i.e. you can pick up a piece of paper and draw a living thing on it. From the Hadeeth above we understand that it is Haram<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Ibn Hajar makes mention of what it means by pictures in Hadeeth no: 3332 of Bukhari.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0648\u0623\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u0631 \u0641\u0644\u0623\u0646 \u062a\u0635\u0648\u064a\u0631 \u0630\u0648\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0631\u0648\u0627\u062d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">As for the pictures, it refers to \u201cdrawing\u201d pictures that have a soul in it (i.e. living things).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">So we understand drawing\/making animate things is what is referred to here. In Lisaan Al Arab it mentions about the word \u062a\u0635\u0648\u064a\u0631:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0646\u0642\u0634\u00a0\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0634\u064a\u0627\u0621 \u0623\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0634\u062e\u0627\u0635 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0644\u0648\u062d \u0623\u0648 \u062d\u0627\u0626\u0637 \u0623\u0648 \u0646\u062d\u0648\u0647\u0645\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0644\u0645 \u0623\u0648 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0634\u0629 \u0623\u0648 \u0628\u0622\u0644\u0629\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0635\u0648\u064a\u0631<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Designing picture of people\/things upon a slate or smooth surface (paper etc.) or anything a like with a pen or brush or any picture making tool. [Lisan Al Arab Dar bayroot Vol 7 page 158]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">A 3D character is not made in such a way and cannot be made in such a way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">According to game-ace (a very famous developmont service): \u201c3D character modeling is a multi-stage process in which a 3D artist applies different software and tools to create a character for a game or other form of media. There are two main ways to 3D model a person or other character type: spline and polygon modeling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Furthermore it mentions: \u201c3D animation comprises the manipulation of characters and objects with software of three dimensions: height, width, and depth\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">According to Topology guides: \u201c3D characters rely on mathematical models which needs; vertex, edge, polygon, Ngon etc.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">So as you can see, designing 3D characters with software\u2019s etc. does not fall under the banner of tasweer. So from this we can understand that 3D characters are allowed to be made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">You can still say that this contemporary issue has a \u201cgrey area\u201d in the sense that there are \u201csimilarities with tasweer\u201d and so it is best to stay away from it unless you really need to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Our beloved prophet (SAW) mentions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u062f\u064e\u0639\u0652 \u0645\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064e\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0628\u064f\u0643\u064e \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0644\u0627\u064e \u064a\u064e\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0628\u064f\u0643\u064e<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt. [Nasa\u2019I Hadeeth no: 5711]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Maulana Burhaan Rahman<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 07040 \u00a0 Answered by: Maulana Burhaan Rahman &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; Are you allowed to make 3D human characters for video games in Islam?&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29977"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29977"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29984,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29977\/revisions\/29984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}