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What is the ruling on keeping the pictures of criminals who repeatedly commit crimes in order to identify them when crimes occur?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the ruling on keeping the pictures of criminals who repeatedly commit crimes and enter prison in order to identify them when crimes occur?

Answer:
From a security standpoint, if maintaining security requires keeping their pictures, there is nothing wrong with it, because this is a necessity, so there is nothing wrong with this.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4043- 4717] ما حكم الاحتفاظ بصور المجرمين الذين يتكرر إجرامهم من أجل التعرف عليهم عند حصول الجرائم؟ — youtube.com

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