We heard from one of your students that you permitted video recording for the purpose of documenting charitable works!
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We heard from one of your students, quoting you, that video recording is permissible for the purpose of documentation. Is this statement correct? And if this recording becomes widespread, what is its ruling when there is no need for it?
The Shaykh:
For what purpose?
The questioner:
To document charitable works.
The Shaykh:
No, absolutely not. The one who attributed this statement to me is a liar. Even if he is one of my students, he is a liar. I never say this. I say that recording is permissible for necessity, just as the scholars issued rulings permitting it for necessity, such as for a personal ID card or a driver’s license. Permissible matters for a person to record are those of necessity. As for recording to spread knowledge, as they say, that is not permissible. Spreading knowledge can be done without recording. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We heard from one of your students, quoting you, that video recording is permissible for the purpose of documentation. Is this statement correct? And if this recording becomes widespread, what is its ruling when there is no need for it?
The Shaykh:
For what purpose?
The questioner:
To document charitable works.
The Shaykh:
No, absolutely not. The one who attributed this statement to me is a liar. Even if he is one of my students, he is a liar. I never say this. I say that recording is permissible for necessity, just as the scholars issued rulings permitting it for necessity, such as for a personal ID card or a driver’s license. Permissible matters for a person to record are those of necessity. As for recording to spread knowledge, as they say, that is not permissible. Spreading knowledge can be done without recording. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [345 -1024] سمعنا من أحد طلابكم ينقل عنكم جواز التصوير بكاميرا الفيديو لأجل توثيق الأعمال الخيرية! — youtube.com
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