A picture of an eye and of teeth

Question

For the purpose of trade we wish to make and sell tooth powder or kohl. In this, that is, on the label of the tooth powder, we wish to print only teeth, and on the label of the kohl there will be a picture only of an eye; there will be no face. What is the ruling according to the Shari‘a?

Answer

A picture of only teeth and only an eye is permissible, provided that there is no face.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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