What is the ruling on photography with a video camera?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on photography with a video camera?
Answer:
Photography is not permissible, whether by hand-drawing or by the photographic camera, whether video or otherwise. Capturing images with a machine is photography. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify one type over another; rather, he cursed the photographers in general and said that the most severely punished people on the Day of Resurrection are those who compete with the creation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
He did not distinguish between photography with a camera, photography by hand and drawing, or photography by carving and statues. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not distinguish. As long as he did not distinguish, photography in general, by camera or otherwise, is forbidden, and the one who does it is cursed. It is also forbidden to possess photographed images by any means, except what is necessitated by dire necessity. Photography that people need for an ID card, a passport, or for proof has become a necessity. And what is permitted for the sake of dire necessity is permitted only to the extent of that necessity. As for everything else, photography is forbidden by default in all its types. And whoever claims that photography with a camera is lawful, he must present evidence for this. What is the evidence?
He has no evidence. And the words of the Messenger are not restricted except by the words of the Messenger or by the words of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). They are not restricted by the opinion of so-and-so or the thinking of so-and-so. The hadiths of the Messenger are not restricted by these matters.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on photography with a video camera?
Answer:
Photography is not permissible, whether by hand-drawing or by the photographic camera, whether video or otherwise. Capturing images with a machine is photography. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify one type over another; rather, he cursed the photographers in general and said that the most severely punished people on the Day of Resurrection are those who compete with the creation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
He did not distinguish between photography with a camera, photography by hand and drawing, or photography by carving and statues. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not distinguish. As long as he did not distinguish, photography in general, by camera or otherwise, is forbidden, and the one who does it is cursed. It is also forbidden to possess photographed images by any means, except what is necessitated by dire necessity. Photography that people need for an ID card, a passport, or for proof has become a necessity. And what is permitted for the sake of dire necessity is permitted only to the extent of that necessity. As for everything else, photography is forbidden by default in all its types. And whoever claims that photography with a camera is lawful, he must present evidence for this. What is the evidence?
He has no evidence. And the words of the Messenger are not restricted except by the words of the Messenger or by the words of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). They are not restricted by the opinion of so-and-so or the thinking of so-and-so. The hadiths of the Messenger are not restricted by these matters.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم التصوير بكاميرا الفيديو؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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