Ruling on submitting a photo with an uncovered head for a passport
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The questioner : The third question: In order to obtain a passport to travel for the purpose of performing 'Umrah or tourism, the state has required Muslim women to submit their photos with their heads completely uncovered, meaning without a khimar. Is it permissible for a Muslim to provide this photo, given that she does not uncover her head in front of non-mahrams, because there are female photographers?
The Shaykh : No, Youssef. Because if the photographer is a woman, the people who will look at her photo are not women. Is the answer clear? Except according to the view of those who hold that looking at a photo is permissible because it is an illusion.
The presenter : Please, go ahead.
The Shaykh : And this is a superficial, restrictive, modern view.
The Shaykh : No, Youssef. Because if the photographer is a woman, the people who will look at her photo are not women. Is the answer clear? Except according to the view of those who hold that looking at a photo is permissible because it is an illusion.
The presenter : Please, go ahead.
The Shaykh : And this is a superficial, restrictive, modern view.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1296 — d3watuna.com (13:49)
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