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I attended a wedding reception, and there was photography with cameras. Is this permissible, and does the sin reach me for attending this wedding?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a woman asking, and she says: I am a woman who does not attend wedding receptions, but a few days ago I attended the wedding reception of my brother’s daughter. It was a family gathering. From the wedding. My brother’s daughter. Yes, indeed. It was a family gathering on the basis that there were no wrongdoings in it, but there was video recording and photography with cameras. Is video recording permissible? Is photography with cameras permissible? Knowing that I advised them against the photography. Does the sin reach me for attending this wedding? And what is obligatory for me regarding that?

Answer:
There is no doubt that photography is forbidden, and it is a major sin among the major sins, whether it is by video or by camera; all photography is forbidden and a major sin among the major sins because of the severity of the warning against it. It is a wrong, so if a person attends it, he must forbid it. If they refuse, or rather, if they do not comply, he should leave and not sit with them. If they do not comply and continue with the photography, it is not permissible for him to sit; rather, he should leave. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [15 -954] حضرت حفل زفاف، وكان فيه تصوير بالكاميرا، فهل يجوز هذا وهل ينالني الإثم بحضوري لهذا الزفاف؟ — youtube.com

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