Photographing women in jilbabs for the purpose of advertising sales
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says — or rather, this is a woman from the Netherlands who says: I have a shop that sells jilbabs and women’s clothing, and I want to photograph some women wearing those jilbabs so that women can see the style of my merchandise, with their faces and hands covered. Is there any harm in this for the sake of sales?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to photograph a woman, it is not permissible for the sake of advertising, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says — or rather, this is a woman from the Netherlands who says: I have a shop that sells jilbabs and women’s clothing, and I want to photograph some women wearing those jilbabs so that women can see the style of my merchandise, with their faces and hands covered. Is there any harm in this for the sake of sales?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to photograph a woman, it is not permissible for the sake of advertising, yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يصنع إذا اجتمع الداعيان — islamhouse.com (57:52)
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