Does the user of an image have the same punishment as the image-maker, and does the warning apply to him?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the user of an image have the same punishment as the image-maker, and does the warning apply to him? Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) says in al-Fath that the image-maker is the cause, while the user is the direct actor.
Answer:
Yes, they are all immediate. Image-making is forbidden, and using it is forbidden. The scholars say that image-making and using it are forbidden. Look in the text of al-Zad; that is the closest thing. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the user of an image have the same punishment as the image-maker, and does the warning apply to him? Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) says in al-Fath that the image-maker is the cause, while the user is the direct actor.
Answer:
Yes, they are all immediate. Image-making is forbidden, and using it is forbidden. The scholars say that image-making and using it are forbidden. Look in the text of al-Zad; that is the closest thing. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [466 /641] هل المستخدم للصورة له نفس عقاب المصور والوعيد عليه؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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