The Ruling on Video Cameras and Image-Making
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are video cameras permissible or forbidden? Is that considered image-making or not?
Answer:
And what distinguishes it from image-making? It does not transfer the image; it takes the image, fixes it on paper, and it remains to be displayed later. This is image-making that falls under the general ruling on image-making. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are video cameras permissible or forbidden? Is that considered image-making or not?
Answer:
And what distinguishes it from image-making? It does not transfer the image; it takes the image, fixes it on paper, and it remains to be displayed later. This is image-making that falls under the general ruling on image-making. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 104 من 123/شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع/الديات/الشجاج وكسر العظام/صالح الفوزان/الفقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:31)
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