What is the guidance regarding the phenomenon of renting camels to foreign pilgrims and taking commemorative photos with them?
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe. He says: Honorable Shaykh, in this year, I witnessed in Muzdalifah and Mina the presence of people with camels who had decorated them to rent them out to foreign pilgrims, and taking commemorative photos of them while riding on them. Is this action permissible, especially since it will develop and increase in the coming years, given the high demand for renting them for this purpose and taking them as a memento? I ask for guidance.
Answer:
This is playing and fooling around with the animals. And when they also open the door to development, this is more severe. This is forbidden. This action is not permissible. And whoever sees this thing and witnesses it should write about it. He should write about it to his own authority, to prevent this thing. He should write that such and such has happened. This occupies the pilgrims and makes Hajj seem like a picnic or like a time for sports. It occupies them from worship. This is an action that is not permissible. It must be denounced, and the authorities responsible for Hajj must be informed, and they are the authority of Makkah.
May Allah keep you safe. He says: Honorable Shaykh, in this year, I witnessed in Muzdalifah and Mina the presence of people with camels who had decorated them to rent them out to foreign pilgrims, and taking commemorative photos of them while riding on them. Is this action permissible, especially since it will develop and increase in the coming years, given the high demand for renting them for this purpose and taking them as a memento? I ask for guidance.
Answer:
This is playing and fooling around with the animals. And when they also open the door to development, this is more severe. This is forbidden. This action is not permissible. And whoever sees this thing and witnesses it should write about it. He should write about it to his own authority, to prevent this thing. He should write that such and such has happened. This occupies the pilgrims and makes Hajj seem like a picnic or like a time for sports. It occupies them from worship. This is an action that is not permissible. It must be denounced, and the authorities responsible for Hajj must be informed, and they are the authority of Makkah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما التوجيه في ظاهرة تأجير الإبل للحجاج الأجانب وأخذ صور تذكارية معها للذكرى؟ — youtube.com
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