Looking at emojis

Q:

1. Are emojis (the small faces of expression used for typing) haraam?

2. If a person has to send them will it be haraam for him to look at them.

A:

1. If it has facial features then it is impermissible.

2. It is not right to look at it.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)