The Ruling on Hanging Photographs in the University

The questioner : Regarding photographs, you previously issued a ruling to a brother that, for example, pictures of Afghanistan or others are permissible to keep. Are we able to hang them, for example, in the university? We find many pictures of the origins of Afghanistan or others hanging there.

The Shaykh : To the extent of necessity and need.

The questioner : It is engineered.

The Shaykh : Expanding on that, no.

The questioner : So now, if Allah wills, it is permissible to hang a picture of Afghanistan.

The Shaykh : No, this does not harm; there is no necessity in it and no need.

The questioner : Okay, if we see any picture, are we required to remove it? Because we naturally find many pictures.

The Shaykh : This is not your concern or your duty; this is for the authorities to handle.

The questioner : Basically, the voices of the students, meaning, they are held back.

The Shaykh : And if you are with them, if they respond, then it is with them; otherwise, greater harms will result from that than the benefit you wish to achieve.

The questioner : But the sisters, meaning, they hang them, not the teachers or the professors.

The Shaykh : If you reach an understanding with them.

The questioner : And you inform the sisters.

The Shaykh : Yes, understanding is better than using force and harshness.