What is the ruling on photographing the slaughter as a sign of honoring the guest?
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The questioner:
He says: It has become widespread recently to photograph the slaughter in order to honor the guest. What is the ruling on this act? And does it reach the level of major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh:
What? He says: It has become widespread recently to photograph the slaughter for the sake of the guest. Mowir.
The questioner:
Photographing the slaughter, slaughtering the sacrificial animal in order to honor the guest, what is the ruling on this act? And does it reach the level of major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh:
Photographing the sacrificial animal is not honoring the guest. The guest is honored by providing him with food and meat. As for photographing this, there is no honor in it. Photographing, if it is of living beings, is forbidden. Yes.
He says: It has become widespread recently to photograph the slaughter in order to honor the guest. What is the ruling on this act? And does it reach the level of major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh:
What? He says: It has become widespread recently to photograph the slaughter for the sake of the guest. Mowir.
The questioner:
Photographing the slaughter, slaughtering the sacrificial animal in order to honor the guest, what is the ruling on this act? And does it reach the level of major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh:
Photographing the sacrificial animal is not honoring the guest. The guest is honored by providing him with food and meat. As for photographing this, there is no honor in it. Photographing, if it is of living beings, is forbidden. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تصوير الذبح إكراما للضيف؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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