The Ruling on Photography
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Question:
We are taking a call from Jazan. Go ahead, Abu Faisal. Go ahead, Abu Faisal. Yes, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Honorable Shaykh, as we know, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade image-making absolutely. However, there is a preacher who says that the prohibition does not include photographic cameras. In fact, many people have believed this fatwa, and they say that he is one of the firmly grounded in knowledge. I have two questions.
Answer:
It requires evidence; whoever excludes something from the prohibition of image-making needs evidence, and he has no evidence. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade image-making by any means, whether by photography, drawing, or sculpting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the image-makers. He said:Sahih Muslim 2110b. He said (peace and blessings be upon him): "The image-makers will be punished on the Day of Resurrection" Mishkat al-Masabih 4498. The warning in this is severe, and nothing is excluded without evidence. However, image-making that is necessitated by dire necessity is permissible to the extent of that necessity. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-An'am 6:119]. If there is a dire necessity for image-making, it is permissible to the extent of the necessity, and anything beyond that is not permissible. Nothing is excluded from this, whether by machine, by hand-drawing, by sculpting, or otherwise. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
We are taking a call from Jazan. Go ahead, Abu Faisal. Go ahead, Abu Faisal. Yes, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Honorable Shaykh, as we know, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade image-making absolutely. However, there is a preacher who says that the prohibition does not include photographic cameras. In fact, many people have believed this fatwa, and they say that he is one of the firmly grounded in knowledge. I have two questions.
Answer:
It requires evidence; whoever excludes something from the prohibition of image-making needs evidence, and he has no evidence. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade image-making by any means, whether by photography, drawing, or sculpting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the image-makers. He 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 كلف أن ينفخ فيها الروح يوم القيامة وليس بنافخfor every representation he has made there will be produced a soul which will punish him in jahannam
يجعل له بكل صورة صورها نفس يعذب بها في جهنمwhile He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled
وَقَدْ فَصَّلَ لَكُم مَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 12-01-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (19:09)
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