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What is the ruling on recording lectures on video and Islamic channels?

Shaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan

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Question:
What is the ruling on recording lectures on video and Islamic channels?

Answer:
Recording images is not permissible, neither in lectures nor in anything else, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The people who will be most severely punished on the Day of Resurrection will be those who try to match the creation of Allah.أشد الناس عذابا يوم القيامة الذين يضاهئون بخلق الله.
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5356Sahih (Darussalam)
He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who painted pictures in the world would be compelled to breathe soul in them on the Day of Resurrection, but he would not be able to breathe soul (in them).من صور صورة في الدنيا كلف أن ينفخ فيها الروح يوم القيامة وليس بنافخ.
Sahih Muslim 2110b
He (peace be upon him) said:
For those who make these images, a soul will be created for them for every imageالذين يصنعون هذه الصور يجعل لهم بكل صورة
a soul by which they will be punished in Hellfire,نفس يعذبون بها في جهنم،
and he cursed the image-makers, and informed that they are the most severely punished of people on the Day of Resurrection, and that they are the most unjust of the unjust. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
Who would be more unjust than the one who tries to create the like of My creatures? Let them create a grainوَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ ذَهَبَ يَخْلُقُ كَخَلْقِي فَلْيَخْلُقُوا حَبَّةً
Sahih al-Bukhari 5953
Or, may Allah create the act of image-making as a major sin among the major sins. It is not permissible, neither in video nor in anything else, neither for lectures nor for anything else. Only the necessary images that you need in your transactions, such as the ID card, the ID card photo, or the passport, or the driver's license, these are for necessity. Allah the Exalted said:
while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelledوَقَدْ فَصَّلَ لَكُم مَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ
[Al-An'am 6:119]
These are necessary, and any images other than these are not permissible. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تصوير المحاضرات بالفيديو والقنوات الإسلامية؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com

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