Is photography with a camera considered drawing?

The questioner : Regarding what you said, this camera, when it transfers the image, is it in the creation of Allah Himself? Yes. So we say: if a painter came and took it upon himself, yes, and transferred the person's image exactly as I mentioned before, that some people transfer the image by hand-drawing it as if it were a photograph, yes. So if a person transferred it by photography exactly as it is, as if it were a photograph.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Where is this, O Abu?

The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.

The questioner : Now, this camera—this camera, some scholars say, what does this camera do? It is merely drawing. This camera is merely drawing, but the drawing of this camera is much more precise than the drawing of a human being, because it is made with precision, and indeed, it is merely drawing.

The Shaykh : No, it is not drawing; it is not correct. If they said it, it is not correct. But these radiating lights are what drew this thing. You do not see, for example, machines that move and draw the eye, draw the lips, and draw the nose. You do not see this, and it is not in this either. But this is by means of strong illumination. I do not know how their rays work. I have given you my opinion on the matter.