Is it permissible for me to buy a mobile phone with a camera, even though I will not use it to take pictures of anything but what is permissible?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for me to buy a mobile phone equipped with a camera, even though I will not photograph anything forbidden, and I will only photograph what is permissible?
Answer:
Do not buy the camera, neither with the phone nor with anything else, because it is a camera, so it is not permissible. Buy a phone that does not have a camera, and there are many phones that do not have cameras, praise be to Allah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for me to buy a mobile phone equipped with a camera, even though I will not photograph anything forbidden, and I will only photograph what is permissible?
Answer:
Do not buy the camera, neither with the phone nor with anything else, because it is a camera, so it is not permissible. Buy a phone that does not have a camera, and there are many phones that do not have cameras, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1304- 4717] هل يجوز لي شراء جوال فيه كاميرا مع أني لن أصور به إلا المباح؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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