What is the ruling on photographing a living being in its entirety, and what is the ruling on photographing a part of it?
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Question:
He asks: Is there a difference in the ruling between photographing a living being in its entirety and photographing a part of it, such as only its head or half of its body?
Answer:
The image is the face; the image is the face. As for if you photograph his hand, or his leg, or some of his limbs, that is not an image. But if you photograph his face, that is the image that is forbidden. Yes.
He asks: Is there a difference in the ruling between photographing a living being in its entirety and photographing a part of it, such as only its head or half of its body?
Answer:
The image is the face; the image is the face. As for if you photograph his hand, or his leg, or some of his limbs, that is not an image. But if you photograph his face, that is the image that is forbidden. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تصوير الكائن الحي بكامله، وما حكم تصوير جزء منه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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