I'm currently writing a novel. It is about mythology, mythical creatures, wars between myth units etc. I just want to know whether, as a muslim reading or writing novels is haram. Or are there certain haram categories of novels? And I want to know if my novel is haram?

That's my question too! Can someone answer this

There are some scholars who claim it is haram.

I do not believe it is. As long as you are not using your writing for bad, and so long as you keep your morals in your writing, and as long as you are not speaking against Allah or Muslims, it is not haram. And I pray my words are true.


Head of Al Azhar University (Egypt) which is one of the greatest Sunni Islamic Universities in the entire World said that:
“There is no harm in writing fiction, be it stories or poems, as long as it is written for a good purpose or for brushing aside evil, like stories where animals speak as if they are humans or take on allegorical roles. The criterion here is that authenticated matters of the religion should be kept intact. Also, this writing should not be taken as a means to an evil end, and no evil consequence should result from this writing. In Islam, “harm should neither be inflicted nor tolerated” as is stated in the Hadith.Some scholars, however, maintain that it is not allowed to write fiction. Their argument may be that such stories may contain falsified statements and thus are considered a waste of time. To them, these falsified statements lead to evil and should be avoided. They say that one should instead follow the manner of story telling used in the Qur'an.”

http://amuslimworld.blogspot.com/2011/10/is-fiction-writing-and-reading-haram-or.html