The Ruling on Photography with a Telephone
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Some people who claim to have knowledge say that photography with a telephone is permissible. Is this correct?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible.
The questioner:
Photography with a telephone.
The Shaykh:
Photography with a telephone. Is it possible to take photographs with a telephone? This is something I do not know. Photography is not permissible, whether by telephone or by any other means; it is not permissible except only out of dire necessity.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: Some people who claim to have knowledge say that photography with a telephone is permissible. Is this correct?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible.
The questioner:
Photography with a telephone.
The Shaykh:
Photography with a telephone. Is it possible to take photographs with a telephone? This is something I do not know. Photography is not permissible, whether by telephone or by any other means; it is not permissible except only out of dire necessity.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء أن بعض هذه الأمة يعبد الأوثان - 2 — islamhouse.com (57:21)
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