Photographing women for a treatment card

Question:
Honorable Shaykh. My wife wanted to obtain a treatment card from the hospital, and they told us that it is necessary to photograph all family members, including the wife. Is it permissible for me to do that?

Answer:
The scholars have granted a dispensation for photography out of necessity, such as for identity cards, driver's licenses, and personal identification cards. However, they have not granted a dispensation for photographing women. This is forbidden; because photographing a woman means that it is exposed to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). If a woman's picture is displayed, it exposes people to fitnah, specifically those who look at her picture and view it. Therefore, photographing women is not permissible.
It is not permissible to photograph women, whether for identity cards, passports, or anything else, because this involves fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Furthermore, the picture itself also involves fitnah. For example, a picture is tolerated for the sake of necessity, but this fitnah remains. Therefore, this is not permissible.