Maulana Qamruz Zaman of Mufti Says answers: "Is it permissible to draw cartoon characters and sell them for money?"

Fatwa, posted 4.22.2010, from United Kingdom, in:
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Qamruz Zaman
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Maulana Qamruz Zaman of <i>Mufti Says</i> answers: "Is it permissible to draw cartoon characters and sell them for money?"
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Mufti Says, Darul Uloom, (London, England, U.K.)

It is forbidden to draw animated pictures like cartoon characters etc, and the income earned from it will also be forbidden.

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