Image-making with mobile phones without permission
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Question:
He says: May Allah reward you. Some students take pictures of those next to them with their mobile phones without their permission, and some of them do not even agree to being photographed. Is this permissible?
Answer:
Even if they agree, it is not permissible to take pictures. Taking pictures of living beings is not permissible, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the image-makers. Even if they give permission, it does not make this permissible. The image or the act of taking a picture is only permissible out of dire necessity. If it is for a dire necessity, there is no harm. But if it is not for a dire necessity, such as for memories or the like, it is not permissible. Yes.
He says: May Allah reward you. Some students take pictures of those next to them with their mobile phones without their permission, and some of them do not even agree to being photographed. Is this permissible?
Answer:
Even if they agree, it is not permissible to take pictures. Taking pictures of living beings is not permissible, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the image-makers. Even if they give permission, it does not make this permissible. The image or the act of taking a picture is only permissible out of dire necessity. If it is for a dire necessity, there is no harm. But if it is not for a dire necessity, such as for memories or the like, it is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-107-وصية النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (52:54)
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