Are the images on a mobile phone included in the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: Is the image on a mobile phone included in the sayingMishkat al-Masabih 4489 image?
Answer:
A clear image that is displayed or hung. Yes, the hadith applies to it. As for an image that is not displayed or seen, it does not carry this ruling. Yes. However, it is not permissible to possess a mobile phone that has a camera, because it is a tool for image-making. And a tool for image-making is not permissible to buy or possess; rather, it must be destroyed, because it is a tool for evil. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: Is the image on a mobile phone included in the saying
the Prophet as saying, “The angels do not enter a house which contains a dog or
النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لا تدخل الملائكة بيتا فيه كلب ولاAnswer:
A clear image that is displayed or hung. Yes, the hadith applies to it. As for an image that is not displayed or seen, it does not carry this ruling. Yes. However, it is not permissible to possess a mobile phone that has a camera, because it is a tool for image-making. And a tool for image-making is not permissible to buy or possess; rather, it must be destroyed, because it is a tool for evil. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [293 -858] هل الصور التي في الجوال داخلة في قول النبي ﷺ: لا تدخل الملائكة بيتا فيه كلب ولا صورة؟ — youtube.com
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