Hanging Pictures On Walls Islam

Hanging names of allah and quranic verse on wall.

Hanging pictures on walls islam.

Take down that picture of martin luther king. 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. 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. Sure you can hang any picture on the wall given that it is not a picture of any animals humans included.

Photography is not banned unless used for worshipping. If you want to hang a group of pictures for a gallery wall hang the center of the grouping at 57 inches. One should avoid anything like a sculpture or an image that looks like god s creation. 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.

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. Albany usaymin gummi shk. Can you pray with pictures on clothes. I musleh khan duration.

With groupings the largest frame is usually best in the center or at the center bottom. 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. Mohamed rafi 161 720 views. Praise be to allah.

I agree with my friend aisha syeda. Just put the photographs of people in the bathroom angels don t go there last edited by banu hashim. Calligraphy abstract art modern art and pictures of landscapes skyscapes seascapes and other stuff is all allowed. Remove all pictures of animals and people from your walls destroy any idol statues.

2 some people hang up such things for blessing which is a form of bidah. 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. The quraan was not revealed to decorate walls but to guide mankind.