The Ruling on Obeying a Supervisor in Hanging a Personal Photograph
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: My supervisor at work is asking me for a personal photograph to hang on the wall, and it is mandatory. What should I do? Do I obey him in that, or do I disobey him?
Answer:
Do not obey him. There is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator. Hanging pictures is disobedience; this is disobedience to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) refused to enter a place that had curtains containing images until they were removed, even though they did not intend the images; they intended to cover the wall. Yet he did not enter (peace and blessings be upon him) and was displeased until this covering was removed.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: My supervisor at work is asking me for a personal photograph to hang on the wall, and it is mandatory. What should I do? Do I obey him in that, or do I disobey him?
Answer:
Do not obey him. There is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator. Hanging pictures is disobedience; this is disobedience to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) refused to enter a place that had curtains containing images until they were removed, even though they did not intend the images; they intended to cover the wall. Yet he did not enter (peace and blessings be upon him) and was displeased until this covering was removed.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 248من279/اسئلة شرح كتاب نواقض الاسلام/توزيع وجبات الافطار عند اشارات المرور/صالح الفوزان/عقيدة — youtube.com (0:24)
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