Placing pictures of children on the mobile phone screen
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some people place pictures of their young children on their mobile phone screen on the pretext that they love them and love looking at their pictures. Is this permissible?
Answer:
It is not permissible to use pictures except out of necessity, and this is not a necessity. Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some people place pictures of their young children on their mobile phone screen on the pretext that they love them and love looking at their pictures. Is this permissible?
Answer:
It is not permissible to use pictures except out of necessity, and this is not a necessity. Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الإيصاء بما يدخله النيابة من خلافة وعتاقة ومحاكمة في نسب وغيره — islamhouse.com (1:14:49)
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