Ruling on drawing smiley faces when chatting on the internet

[Bint ul Islam]

Ruling on drawing smiley faces when chatting on the internet

Drawing faces or pictures of living beings is haram, but on forums and other places on the internet people draw emoticons using symbols, for example represents a smiling face if u look at it vertically. is this haram?.


Praise be to Allaah.

It seems – and Allaah knows best – that this face, whether it is smiling or sad, does not come under the same ruling as images that it is forbidden to make, draw, or use, for two reasons:
1 – It contains none of the features of a real face, such as eyes, mouth and nose, and it has no head or ears.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The image is the head; if the head is cut off, there is no image.” Narrated by al-Ismaa’eeli in his Mu’jam from the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbaas and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah no. 1921 and in Saheeh al-Jaami’ no. 3864.
2 – The majority of fuqaha’ are of the view that if something is cut off from an image without which it could no longer live, then it is not a haraam image. For a detailed discussion of this issue and the views of other madhhabs, see Ahkaam al-Tasweer fi’l-Fiqh al-Islami, pp. 224-240.
But we should point out two things:
This usage in chatting on the internet does not come under the drawing of images, rather it comes under the use of images.
Please see the answer to question no. 78963.
Secondly: A woman should not use these images when speaking to a man who is not her mahram, because these faces are used to express how she is feeling, so it is as if she is smiling, laughing, acting shy and so on, and a woman should not do that with a non-mahram man.
It is only permissible for a woman to speak to men in cases of necessity, so long as that is in a public chat room and not in private correspondence

[Bint ul Islam]

Men and women talking in chat rooms

I am a sister, who usually logs in to Paltalk and then goes to the Islamic rooms so that I may gain some knowledge related to our religion. Sometimes while I am in one of those Islamic rooms in Paltalk,a muslim brother(looking for a wife) in the room asks me to have a private written chat with him so that we get to know one another. Some of the questions he asks me are: where i live, my age, whether i am married(by the way I am not married), if I am planning to get marry, whether I live with my parents, and so on. My problem is, I don't know whether I am allowed(Islamicly) to give non-muharim brother those kinds of informations which related to me.
Is it really SIN to talk to a brother in writing ??.


Praise be to Allaah.
There is nothing wrong with a Muslim woman making use of the internet and entering the Paltalk website for that purpose, so long as that does not lead to anything that is forbidden in Islam, such as talking privately with men. That is because talking to men may turn into chat which usually leads temptation. Hence it is essential to be strict and avoid that, seeking the pleasure of Allaah and fearing His punishment.
How often have these conversations lead to bad results, and even caused people to fall in love, and have led some to do things that are even more serious than that. The Shaytaan makes each of them imagine attractive qualities in other, which leads them to develop an attachment that detrimental to their spiritual welfare and worldly affairs.
Sharee’ah blocks all the ways that may lead to fitnah (temptation, trial), hence it forbids softness of speech and does not allow a man to be alone with a non-mahram woman. Undoubtedly these private chats are not regarded as khulwah in the sense that he people involved cannot see one another, but they are one of the greatest causes of fitnah as is well known.
What has happened to you is the best testimonial to the truth of what we are saying, because it is difficult for a man to ask these personal questions of a believing woman, unless he uses these means that are being used in a bad way.
Fear Allaah, and do not speak to non-mahram men. This is safer for your religious commitment and purer for your heart. You should note that marriage to a righteous man is a blessing from Allaah, and a blessing cannot be acquired by means of sin.
Shaykh Ibn Jibreen (may Allaah preserve him) was asked: What is the ruling on correspondence between young men and women, if this correspondence is free from immorality and love?
He replied:

It is not permissible for any man to correspond with a woman who is not his mahram, because of the fitnah (temptation) involved in that. A person may think that there is no fitnah, but the Shaytaan will keep trying until he tempts him. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded those who heard of the Dajjaal to keep away from him, and said that a man may approach him as a believer, but the Dajjaal will keep trying until he leads him astray.

Correspondence between young men and women involves a great deal of fitnah and danger, so we must avoid it, even though the questioner says that this correspondence is free from immorality and love.
From Fataawa al-Mar’ah, compiled by Muhammad al-Musnad, p. 96.
Undoubtedly correspondence via chat rooms is more dangerous than correspondence by mail, but both are bad.

And Allaah knows best.

[Abu Maryam PK]

This is the most comprehensive piece on the issue i have come across

http://ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=1625

[Efendi]

Jazak Allah khayran! I was looking for ruling upon such things a long time.

[Bint ul Islam]

Question
	These days, smilies are becoming increasingly common, esp. in forums and other internet places. Are such things halal? Do they count as creating pictures? By those, I mean full face smily as well as : ). (in the form of colon and parenthesis)
Answer
	In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh There are numerous authentic narrations that prove the impermissibility of pictures of animate objects. In fact, due to the vast amount of Ahadith, scholars mention that it has reached the level of tawatur ma’nawi. Furthermore, the Ahadith in this regard are mutlaq (general). Based on above, our illustrious Fuqaha have ruled that ALL types of pictures are haraam; irrespective whether they are small or big. Thus, one should refrain from using all type smilies. As for a colon and parenthesis, it does not fall under the same category of tasweer. Hence, a person may opt for this as an alternative to express his emotions. حاشية ابن عابدين - (ج 1 / ص 647 دار الفكر للطباعة والنشر) قلت لكن مراد الخلاصة اللبس المصرح به في المتون بدليل قوله في الخلاصة بعد ما مر أما إذا كان في يده وهو يصلي لا يكره وكلام النووي في فعل التصوير ولا يلزم من حرمته حرمة الصلاة فيه بدليل أن التصوير يحرم ولو كانت الصورة صغيرة كالتي على الدرهم أو كانت في اليد أو مستترة أو مهانة مع أن الصلاة بذلك لا تحرم بل ولا تكره لأن علة حرمة التصوير المضاهاة لخلق الله تعالى وهي موجودة في كل ما ذكره حاشية ابن عابدين - (ج 1 / ص 648 دار الفكر للطباعة والنشر.) قوله ( أو مقطوعة الرأس ) أي سواء كان من الأصل أو كان لها رأس ومحي وسواء كان القطع بخيط خيط على جميع الرأس حتى لم يبق له أثر أو يطليه بمغرة أو بنحته أو بغسله لأنها لا تعبد بدون الرأس عادة وأما قطع الرأس عن الجسد بخيط مع بقاء الرأس على حاله فلا ينفي الكراهة لأن من الطيور ما هو مطوق فلا يتحقق القطع بذلك وقيد بالرأس لأنه لا اعتبار بإزالة الحاجبين أو العينين لأنها تعبد بدونها وكذا لا اعتبار بقطع اليدين فيض الباري شرح صحيح البخاري - (ج 2 / ص 133) وله: (أو تصاوير) عطف على المعنى. كما في «المغني»، أن العطف قد يكون على اللفظ، وقد يكون على المعنى، وقد يكون على التوهم. واعلم أن هناك ثلاث مسائل: الأولى: فعل التصوير، وهو حرامٌ، صغيرًا كان أو كبيرًا.) والثانية: حكم التصاوير في الصلاة. وحاصل ما في المتون: أن لا بأس بالمُمتَهن والصغيرة جدًا، بحيث لا تبدو للناظر وإلا كرهت. والثالثة: لُبْس الثوب المصور. وراجع التفصيل من «الفتح» لابن الهُمَام من مكروهات الصلاة، و «الموطأ» لمحمد بن الحسن. امداد الاخكام- (ج 1 / ص 372 دار العلوم كراچي) And Allah knows best Wassalam Ml. Ismail Moosa, Student Darul Iftaa Checked and Approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah