The short answer
A fabricated recording used to deceive, defame, expose or exploit someone conflicts with Islamic duties of truthfulness and protecting people's honour. Even parody should be clearly labelled and avoid violating privacy, consent or another person's rights.
The Quran tells believers not to pursue claims without knowledge and makes hearing, sight and the heart accountable 1. A realistic fake voice, image or video can make people believe an event occurred when it did not. Sharing it as genuine spreads false information; labelling it clearly does not automatically make every use acceptable if it humiliates or harms the person depicted.
Allah also forbids spying and backbiting 2, and commands just speech 3. A deepfake that exposes private material, falsely attributes words, or damages someone's reputation violates those concerns. Consent matters when using a person's likeness, especially in intimate or commercial material. The Quran and hadith do not address AI editing tools by name, so the ruling on a particular creative use depends on its content, purpose, permission and resulting harm.
If targeted, preserve evidence, report the post to the service, ask trusted people not to amplify it, and seek local legal or safety support if necessary. Before forwarding a clip, check its source and context. Verification protects both the person depicted and everyone who might be misled.
Do not pursue claims without knowledge; the senses and heart are accountable.
وَلَا تَقۡفُ مَا لَيۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٌۚ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡبَصَرَ وَٱلۡفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنۡهُ مَسۡـُٔولࣰ ا ٣٦
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned
Avoid spying and backbiting, which violate others' privacy and honour.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱجۡتَنِبُواْ كَثِيرࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعۡضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثۡمࣱۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُواْ وَلَا يَغۡتَب بَّعۡضُكُم بَعۡضًاۚ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمۡ أَن يَأۡكُلَ لَحۡمَ أَخِيهِ مَيۡتࣰ ا فَكَرِهۡتُمُوهُۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابࣱ رَّحِيمࣱ ١٢
O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful
Speak words that are straight and just.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَقُولُواْ قَوۡلࣰ ا سَدِيدࣰ ا ٧٠
O you who have believed, fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice
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