The Ruling on Photography at the Wedding Feast and Its Effect on the Obligation to Accept the Invitation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that the obligation to accept the invitation to a wedding feast is lifted if there is a wrong that one is unable to remove. You know, may Allah preserve you, how common photography is when greeting the groom. Is this a wrong that lifts the obligation?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. Photography is forbidden, there is no doubt about it, and it is a wrong. If one is able to prevent it, he prevents it and warns against it. If he is not able to prevent it, he does not warn. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that the obligation to accept the invitation to a wedding feast is lifted if there is a wrong that one is unable to remove. You know, may Allah preserve you, how common photography is when greeting the groom. Is this a wrong that lifts the obligation?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. Photography is forbidden, there is no doubt about it, and it is a wrong. If one is able to prevent it, he prevents it and warns against it. If he is not able to prevent it, he does not warn. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الجنائز — islamhouse.com (52:26)
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