Hanging Pictures On Walls Islam

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Hanging pictures on walls islam.

One should avoid anything like a sculpture or an image that looks like god s creation. Sure you can hang any picture on the wall given that it is not a picture of any animals humans included. Just put the photographs of people in the bathroom angels don t go there last edited by banu hashim. 2 some people hang up such things for blessing which is a form of bidah.

With groupings the largest frame is usually best in the center or at the center bottom. What does islam say about portraits hanging on the wall. The blessing as described in islam comes from reading or reciting the quraan not from hanging it up or placing it on shelves or turning it into artwork and three dimensional images. Praise be to allah.

Can you pray with pictures on clothes. 07 23 2009 at 02 52 pm. Photography is not banned unless used for worshipping. The quraan was not revealed to decorate walls but to guide mankind.

Mohamed rafi 161 720 views. I agree with my friend aisha syeda. The 57 inch standard is based on the average eye height of an adult and is the rule used to determine how high to hang pictures in museums and galleries. You may have observed that in mosques that are old generally built from the start of 800 ce till are all decorated.

Hanging names of allah and quranic verse on wall. If you have a job where your boss insists that you decorate such as is often required for teachers decorate with ribbons colored cotton and other creative decorations but do not succumb to hanging up images. All the mentioned hadith provide a clear cut prohibition about the hanging of pictures of animate beings and snapping either without a shadow of dowt to be haram. If you want to hang a group of pictures for a gallery wall hang the center of the grouping at 57 inches.

Calligraphy abstract art modern art and pictures of landscapes skyscapes seascapes and other stuff is all allowed. You have to hasten to remove these pictures at once because it was reported that the prophet peace and blessings of allaah be upon him strongly forbade hanging pictures and he commanded his great companion ali ibn abi taalib do not leave any picture without blotting it out and do not leave any built up grave without levelling it narrated by muslim 1 66. Not only the hadiths but also the views of high calibres of islam ascertain the prohibition of even keeping the pictures in the house without hanging them.