The Ruling on Photography with a Mobile Phone and Camera
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Question:
He asks: What is the ruling on a camera phone that takes pictures directly?
Answer:
Taking pictures is not permissible, neither by camera, nor by phone, nor by any other means. Taking pictures is not permissible by drawing, nor by capturing with a machine, nor by sculpting. Taking pictures is forbidden in all its forms, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) generalized the prohibition of taking pictures and did not specify the method by which the picture is taken. Rather, he generalized the warning regarding taking pictures and said: "Every painter, every painter is in the Fire."
So he made the ruling dependent on the painter, not on the means of taking the picture. Because the means of taking pictures differ. Every era has its own. So taking pictures is not permissible, neither in a phone nor in anything else. But in a phone it is more severe.
Because it deceives people and takes their pictures while they are unaware. And more severe than that, it takes pictures of women in gatherings and publishes them among the people, which is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). This is a matter that is not permissible, added to the taking of pictures.
Also, it is a betrayal of people and a betrayal of their private parts, so a phone with a camera is not permissible. Yes.
He asks: What is the ruling on a camera phone that takes pictures directly?
Answer:
Taking pictures is not permissible, neither by camera, nor by phone, nor by any other means. Taking pictures is not permissible by drawing, nor by capturing with a machine, nor by sculpting. Taking pictures is forbidden in all its forms, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) generalized the prohibition of taking pictures and did not specify the method by which the picture is taken. Rather, he generalized the warning regarding taking pictures and said: "Every painter, every painter is in the Fire."
So he made the ruling dependent on the painter, not on the means of taking the picture. Because the means of taking pictures differ. Every era has its own. So taking pictures is not permissible, neither in a phone nor in anything else. But in a phone it is more severe.
Because it deceives people and takes their pictures while they are unaware. And more severe than that, it takes pictures of women in gatherings and publishes them among the people, which is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). This is a matter that is not permissible, added to the taking of pictures.
Also, it is a betrayal of people and a betrayal of their private parts, so a phone with a camera is not permissible. Yes.
Source
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