{"id":36177,"date":"2025-05-01T14:59:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T14:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=36177"},"modified":"2025-07-05T13:49:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T13:49:46","slug":"islamic-ruling-on-earning-from-designing-youtube-thumbnails-and-editing-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/islamic-ruling-on-earning-from-designing-youtube-thumbnails-and-editing-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic Ruling on Earning from Designing YouTube Thumbnails and Editing Images"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 08059<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by: Alimah Shireen Mangera-Badat<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Is it halal to design YouTube thumbnails and edit images for earning?<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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It is acceptable for you to earn halal earnings through the making of thumbnails etc. on YouTube as long as the content is halal. Allah has said in the Quran in Surah Al-Baqarah: 172, \u201cO believers! Eat from the good things We have provided for you. And give thanks to Allah if you \u02f9truly\u02fa worship Him \u02f9alone.\u2019\u201d[1]<\/span><\/p>\n

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The images or content you are designing or editing should not involve anything prohibited in Islam, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Promoting haram activities (e.g., alcohol, gambling, or pornography).[2]<\/span><\/p>\n

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Depicting nudity, immodesty, or anything disrespectful to Islamic values.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Creating full images of animate beings (humans or animals) according to the Hanafi school. Creating or drawing complete figures of living beings can be a cause of concern. If the animate objects are lifelike humans, this would be discouraged.[3]<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, editing existing images (e.g., cropping, resizing, or adding text) is generally allowed if it does not involve altering them to promote impermissible content.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Designing abstract, inanimate, or partial representations (e.g., silhouettes or images without facial features) is typically permissible.[4]<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Alimah Shireen Mangera-Badat<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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