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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Image-making by camera

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Question:
And in his other question, he asks: Is it permissible to photograph a person with a camera?

Answer:
It is not permissible to make images by any means, neither by carving nor by drawing nor by the photographic machine. It is not permissible by any means, due to the generality of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
The people who will be most severely punished on the Day of Resurrection will beأشد الناس عذابا يوم القيامة الذين
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5356Sahih (Darussalam)
They compete in the creation of Allah
the most grievously tormented people on the Day of Resurrection would be the painters of picturesأشد الناس عذابا يوم القيامة المصورون
Sahih Muslim 2109a
, and He cursed the image-makers. He did not specify this to a particular tool, because the operative cause is creating the image by whatever means. So the one who claims that a specific camera among the cameras is permissible, he has to present evidence from the Book of Allah or from the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for his opinion, it does not specify the Book and the Sunnah. Yes.

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May Allah reward you,
Source أخصر المختصرات في الفقه الحنبلي [31] — alfawzan.live (40:52)

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