What is the ruling on placing a picture of a scholar on a mobile phone screen?
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Question:
The questioner says: If I place a picture of one of the scholars on my mobile phone screen so that I remember him and send him mercy, because he has passed away, is it true that this is an exaggeration and something prohibited?
Answer:
Yes, do not place the picture. It is not permissible to carry it or keep it except out of dire necessity, and this is not a dire necessity, it is not a dire necessity. This may be an exaggeration. It is sufficient for you to make du'a' for him and seek forgiveness for him. Yes.
The questioner says: If I place a picture of one of the scholars on my mobile phone screen so that I remember him and send him mercy, because he has passed away, is it true that this is an exaggeration and something prohibited?
Answer:
Yes, do not place the picture. It is not permissible to carry it or keep it except out of dire necessity, and this is not a dire necessity, it is not a dire necessity. This may be an exaggeration. It is sufficient for you to make du'a' for him and seek forgiveness for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم وضع صورة عالِم على شاشة الجوال؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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