The Ruling on Installing Video Cameras in Mosques
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The questioner:
The questioner says: When Umm Salimah and Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with them) mentioned the beauty of the mosque and the images in it, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Then they drew those images in it.” Does installing video cameras in mosques fall under this hadith?
The Shaykh:
What do you mean?
The questioner:
He says: Does installing video cameras in mosques fall under this hadith?
The Shaykh:
We have told you that image-making is not permissible, whether by cameras, by drawing, or otherwise, and not in mosques or elsewhere, except for necessary images that are indispensable, such as the image on a driver’s license, an ID card, a passport, or a driving permit. These are necessary images due to necessity. Anything beyond that is not to be made. In mosques, the prohibition is stricter, because sin in the mosque is more severe than sin outside the mosque.
The questioner says: When Umm Salimah and Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with them) mentioned the beauty of the mosque and the images in it, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Then they drew those images in it.” Does installing video cameras in mosques fall under this hadith?
The Shaykh:
What do you mean?
The questioner:
He says: Does installing video cameras in mosques fall under this hadith?
The Shaykh:
We have told you that image-making is not permissible, whether by cameras, by drawing, or otherwise, and not in mosques or elsewhere, except for necessary images that are indispensable, such as the image on a driver’s license, an ID card, a passport, or a driving permit. These are necessary images due to necessity. Anything beyond that is not to be made. In mosques, the prohibition is stricter, because sin in the mosque is more severe than sin outside the mosque.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 26 من 64\شرح عمدة الأحكام (شرح كامل مع أسئلة)\الصلاة\الجنائز\صالح الفوزان\الفقه\كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:35)
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