What is the proper way to erase forbidden images?
Question: 3332
The
Prophet
ordered that all images be destroyed.
Is it sufficient to erase just the eyes, or the face, or the head ?
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
The
image is the face, which must be erased so that the image disappears,
because the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
forbade striking the “image”. (Narrated by al-Bukhaari).
The
meaning is that it is forbidden to strike the face, as was explained in
other ahaadeeth. The fact that “image” means the face means that the
facial features must be erased. And Allaah knows best.
Source:
Shaykh ‘Abd al-Kareem al-Khudayr
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