The Ruling on Keeping Pictures in an Album
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Question : All right, may Allah reward you with good. One of the sisters who asked, Shaykh, just now, said that some of the committed people keep pictures in an album. What is the ruling on that? May you be rewarded.
Answer : I do not see this, and I see that whoever has any of these pictures should burn them. Because there is no benefit in that. And as for the saying “for remembrance,” that is a rejected statement. What is the benefit of remembrance? If those who are intended to be remembered are from the people of knowledge and religion, I fear that if time passes, people will become attached to them, and their hearts will turn toward them. And if they are not from the people of knowledge and religion, there is no good in remembering them. We seek help from Allah.
Answer : I do not see this, and I see that whoever has any of these pictures should burn them. Because there is no benefit in that. And as for the saying “for remembrance,” that is a rejected statement. What is the benefit of remembrance? If those who are intended to be remembered are from the people of knowledge and religion, I fear that if time passes, people will become attached to them, and their hearts will turn toward them. And if they are not from the people of knowledge and religion, there is no good in remembering them. We seek help from Allah.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2334- ما حكم اقتناء كاميرا الفيديو لتصوير الأطفال وما حكم الأحتفاظ بصور في ألبوم — youtube.com (0:15)
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