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The ruling on photographing children on a mobile phone video

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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on photographing small children on a mobile phone video?

Answer:
Photography is not permissible in any medium, whether by video or otherwise, due to the generality of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “May Allah curse the image-makers.” The saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “Every image-maker will be in the Fire.” Therefore, photography is not permissible except out of dire necessity, such as for an ID card or a passport. This is permissible because it is for dire necessity. It is not permissible for the love of the image or for the sake of photography.
It is only for dire necessity. As for photography for memories, photography for art, all of this is forbidden and not permissible. Angels do not enter a house that contains a dog or an image. Hanging images on the walls is more dangerous; it leads to shirk (associating partners with Allah) in the future. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-45-مصادرنا في تلقي العقيدة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (41:38)

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