The ruling on photographing events with a mobile phone and publishing them
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Question:
This person is seeking a ruling from you, Honorable Shaykh, and asks for guidance. He says: Some people nowadays, given the prevalence of mobile phones, photograph events and situations, whether good or bad, and send them via mobile phone to their colleagues so that people can view them. Is that permissible, Shaykh Salih?
Answer:
The mobile phone is for calls. As for using it as a means of photography, photography is forbidden. Photographing beings with souls, such as humans, animals, and others, is strictly forbidden. It is not permissible except out of dire necessity. It is permissible out of dire necessity[Al-An'am 6:119]. However, photography for the sake of hobby, for memories, or to show people and let them look at images of beings with souls, this is forbidden, and this action is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This person is seeking a ruling from you, Honorable Shaykh, and asks for guidance. He says: Some people nowadays, given the prevalence of mobile phones, photograph events and situations, whether good or bad, and send them via mobile phone to their colleagues so that people can view them. Is that permissible, Shaykh Salih?
Answer:
The mobile phone is for calls. As for using it as a means of photography, photography is forbidden. Photographing beings with souls, such as humans, animals, and others, is strictly forbidden. It is not permissible except out of dire necessity. It is permissible out of dire necessity
excepting that to which you are compelled
إِلَّا مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/267 — archive.org (2:44)
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