A Guide to the Specific Exception of Direct Photography from the General Prohibition

Question:
The questioner says: I have learned from your eminence that photographing beings with souls in all their forms and shapes, and by any device, is forbidden due to the generality of the evidence, and that nothing from it is made an exception except by evidence. He says: What is the evidence that made direct photography an exception from the rest?

Answer:
There is no evidence for the exception. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) generalized the prohibition of photography, but it is permissible out of necessity due to the saying of Allah the Exalted: So if one is compelled to photograph, he photographs only to the extent of the necessity, such as in an ID card, a passport, or a matter that he cannot manage without it, and it is one of his duties, and he cannot manage it except by photographing. He photographs for the sake of necessity, and other than that, photographing is not permissible. Yes.