Hanging Pictures On Walls Islam

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.

Hanging pictures on walls islam.

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. Praise be to allah. With groupings the largest frame is usually best in the center or at the center bottom. One should avoid anything like a sculpture or an image that looks like god s creation.

I agree with my friend aisha syeda. I musleh khan duration. 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. If you want to hang a group of pictures for a gallery wall hang the center of the grouping at 57 inches.

Hanging names of allah and quranic verse on wall. Remove all pictures of animals and people from your walls destroy any idol statues. Photography is not banned unless used for worshipping. Mohamed rafi 161 720 views.

Albany usaymin gummi shk. Calligraphy abstract art modern art and pictures of landscapes skyscapes seascapes and other stuff is all allowed. 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. You may have observed that in mosques that are old generally built from the start of 800 ce till are all decorated.

Can you pray with pictures on clothes. 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. 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. Sure you can hang any picture on the wall given that it is not a picture of any animals humans included.

Take down that picture of martin luther king. 2 some people hang up such things for blessing which is a form of bidah. 07 23 2009 at 02 52 pm.