The Ruling on Blurring Images in Newspapers and Books
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith of Ali, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, “Do not leave any image without blurring it.” Does this imply that all images are to be blurred, including those in newspapers and books?
Answer:
The despicable ones, the despicable images thrown on the ground. There is no harm with them; they are despicable. As for the images that are preserved, these are not permissible except for necessity, except for necessity: images in identity documents, images in passports, images in people’s records, there is no harm; identity cards, these are fine, because they are for necessity or dire necessity. But as for acquiring images for memories, “this is so-and-so’s image,” “this is my son’s image,” this is not permissible. Keeping images is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith of Ali, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, “Do not leave any image without blurring it.” Does this imply that all images are to be blurred, including those in newspapers and books?
Answer:
The despicable ones, the despicable images thrown on the ground. There is no harm with them; they are despicable. As for the images that are preserved, these are not permissible except for necessity, except for necessity: images in identity documents, images in passports, images in people’s records, there is no harm; identity cards, these are fine, because they are for necessity or dire necessity. But as for acquiring images for memories, “this is so-and-so’s image,” “this is my son’s image,” this is not permissible. Keeping images is not permissible. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 30-10-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (40:39)
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