Assalaamu alaykum. I know from a fatwa on Islamweb that depicting Companions in movies is haram. So what about Islamic personalities or historical figures like Imam Abu haneefah or Omar Mukhtar?

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The scholars forbade depicting the role of prominent Imaams in order to prevent degrading them and debasing their status in the eyes of those who watch such depiction. No matter how brilliant the actor might be, he might still be unable to depict the great image of the Imaam, and his deficient depiction might become imprinted in the hearts of the members of this nation.

Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen, when speaking about the terms and conditions of acting, said, “Secondly: that he does not depict someone who is entitled to be respected, such as the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, and the Imaams of the Muslims (the leading scholars) and the like.”

For more benefit, please refer to fatwas 322732 and 88555.

Allah knows best.