The Ruling on Image-Making
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The questioner:
Peace be upon you. Peace, Yahya.
The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
My question, Shaykh, is about image-making. I mean, is it permissible, Shaykh, to take pictures with mobile phones during a trip in the desert or at a rest stop, or is it not permissible?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to take pictures of living beings, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the image-makers and informed that they will be the most severely punished people on the Day of Resurrection, and that they will be commanded on the Day of Resurrection to breathe life into every image they have created, but they will not be able to do so, as a punishment for them. This is a serious matter, and the Muslim must avoid taking pictures of living beings. As for taking pictures of trees, things that have no life, mountains, and rivers, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Peace be upon you. Peace, Yahya.
The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
My question, Shaykh, is about image-making. I mean, is it permissible, Shaykh, to take pictures with mobile phones during a trip in the desert or at a rest stop, or is it not permissible?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to take pictures of living beings, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the image-makers and informed that they will be the most severely punished people on the Day of Resurrection, and that they will be commanded on the Day of Resurrection to breathe life into every image they have created, but they will not be able to do so, as a punishment for them. This is a serious matter, and the Muslim must avoid taking pictures of living beings. As for taking pictures of trees, things that have no life, mountains, and rivers, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2977] حكم التصوير - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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