Image-making in the school under the pretext of documentation and necessity
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I am a teacher in a school, and I found that they make a lot of images. So I asked them, and they said it is necessary for documentation, and for the school to have a reputation, and that this falls under the category of necessity. Is what they mentioned correct?
Answer:
Necessity? Necessity? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the image-makers. So image-making is not permissible except for a necessity that is unavoidable, such as taking a picture for an ID card or a passport, or for security purposes. There is no harm in that due to necessity. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I am a teacher in a school, and I found that they make a lot of images. So I asked them, and they said it is necessary for documentation, and for the school to have a reputation, and that this falls under the category of necessity. Is what they mentioned correct?
Answer:
Necessity? Necessity? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the image-makers. So image-making is not permissible except for a necessity that is unavoidable, such as taking a picture for an ID card or a passport, or for security purposes. There is no harm in that due to necessity. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (1:12:54)
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