Pictures & Videos

Q: I drew two stick figures with dots for eyes, no nose and a circle for a mouth. I drew circles for hands and legs on the stick figure. I drew three lines for hair. It was drawn to represent my dad and as a funny thing. 

1. Is it permissible as it doesn't include any real features? 

2. Is it permissible to pray in such a room? 

3. Is the prayer still valid if I didn't know the ruling because I thought it is valid since it doesn't include any real features and only has geometrical shapes?

Q: Is it permissible for one to say (out of humility) in public that "I am a sinner?" 

There is an urdu nazam and the lyrics mean something to the effect of "I am a sinning servant and in need of your (Allah's) mercy." 

Is it permissible to sing or listen to this nazam? And if the nazam is a video showing people or the singer in it?

Q: These questions are from a high school student: 

1. What is the ruling regarding drawing animate objects and why did Allah specifically create us from clay and clay is a flowing thing so why are we not allowed to also create? 

2. Regarding the hadeeth, it has never been said that it was never changed. Only the Quraan is intact, so how would you know if all the hadeeth have not been changed? 

3. Regarding taraweeh, they say that people only started reading it after the passing of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), so it's not a must. Is it considered as a bidah? 

Q: Is it permissible to roleplay? Like pretending or playing as a certain/made up character alone or with others?

Q: Are pictures of a shadow regarded as moorat?