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بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Monday, 09 March 2026 Al Athnayn, 20 Ramaḍān 1447 AH
Hadith of the Day: مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمْ لَا يُرْحَمْ "Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy." — Bukhari, Muslim
Miscellaneous | Mar 09, 2026 | 1 min read

Disposing of Drawings with Faces

Question

Assalamualaikum, If someone in past , made drawing with facial features, how should that person , dispose it , removing or blakening the facial features of just throwing it away .

Islamic Ruling & Answer

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Walekumussalam,

If someone made a drawing in the past that contains clear facial features of a living being (such as eyes, nose, mouth, etc.), the better approach is to erase or blacken those facial features so that the complete form of the face no longer remains. After that, the drawing may be thrown away if desired.

However, if it is thrown away directly without disrespect, it would not be sinful either, because the main objective is simply that such an image is not kept preserved.

Answered by

Mufti Tosif Qasmi

March 09, 2026