Aslam

Praise be to Allah.

There are previous answers

dealing with acting and what is connected to it. Please see

the answers to questions no. 10836 and

22442.

In the answer to question no.

14488 there is a fatwa

of the Standing Committee which states that it is haraam to

act the part of any of the Companions of the Prophet

(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) in movies, plays

and so on.

In those answers it also

says:

1.

There is no difference between

voice acting and acting that is seen.

2.

There is no difference of

opinion among the scholars that acting which involves

indecency, free mixing or any haraam content or actions is

haraam.

3.

None of the scholars permit

acting in general terms; rather they have stipulated

conditions and guidelines.

4.

It is not appropriate to do a

great deal of permissible acting -- according to those who

say that it is permissible -- even if that is for the sake of

calling people to Allah.

After searching a great deal, we

did not find any fatwa by any of our senior scholars that

speaks specifically of voice acting. What seems to be the

case is that there is no difference between voice acting on

the radio and acting that is seen, as it is all acting,

whether the view is that it is permissible or that it is

forbidden. But there is no doubt that acting that is seen is

more serious in terms of fitnah and causes more corruption,

because temptation caused by a living, visible image is not

the same as temptation caused by a voice that is merely

heard. But we are speaking of acting in and of itself,

regardless of what other things may accompany

it.

And Allah knows

best.