What is the ruling on photography with video cameras?
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Question:
What is the ruling on photography with video cameras?
Answer:
My brothers, we told you before the adhan that photography is not permissible in any form, due to the generality of the hadiths reported regarding the prohibition of photography, except for what is excluded for dire necessity. The scholars have issued rulings permitting it for dire necessity, such as a personal ID card, a passport, or a driver's license. This is for dire necessity, because Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:[Al-An'am 6:119] This is a dire necessity. As for photography for memories, for arts, or otherwise, this is forbidden, a major sin among the major sins, and there is a severe warning for it.
What is the ruling on photography with video cameras?
Answer:
My brothers, we told you before the adhan that photography is not permissible in any form, due to the generality of the hadiths reported regarding the prohibition of photography, except for what is excluded for dire necessity. The scholars have issued rulings permitting it for dire necessity, such as a personal ID card, a passport, or a driver's license. This is for dire necessity, because Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
excepting that to which you are compelled
إِلَّا مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم التصوير بكاميرات الفيديو؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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