The ruling on a woman uncovering her face for fingerprinting at entry points
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Question:
The questioner says: There are now devices at all entry points in the Kingdom that take fingerprints and images of people for security purposes. The question is: the men who operate the devices are male, so is it permissible for a woman to uncover her face so that an image can be taken of her?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. Taking images of women is not permissible. However, the fingerprint is taken from both the man and the woman, because it does not involve uncovering the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) or uncovering the face. The fingerprint is taken and that is sufficient.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: There are now devices at all entry points in the Kingdom that take fingerprints and images of people for security purposes. The question is: the men who operate the devices are male, so is it permissible for a woman to uncover her face so that an image can be taken of her?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. Taking images of women is not permissible. However, the fingerprint is taken from both the man and the woman, because it does not involve uncovering the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) or uncovering the face. The fingerprint is taken and that is sufficient.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
كتاب التوحيد [11] — alfawzan.live (51:39)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.