Disposing of Extra Personal Photographs
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: When I go to a government office to complete a transaction, they ask for a personal photo. Then, when I go to the photographer, he gives me six or eight photos. The question is: What do I do with the remaining photos after taking what I need for this office? Do I leave them?
Answer:
Destroy them. Destroy the extra photos, because photography is not permitted except in cases of dire necessity, and dire necessity is measured by its extent. Once the dire necessity ends, photography remains forbidden, and photos are forbidden, so destroy them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: When I go to a government office to complete a transaction, they ask for a personal photo. Then, when I go to the photographer, he gives me six or eight photos. The question is: What do I do with the remaining photos after taking what I need for this office? Do I leave them?
Answer:
Destroy them. Destroy the extra photos, because photography is not permitted except in cases of dire necessity, and dire necessity is measured by its extent. Once the dire necessity ends, photography remains forbidden, and photos are forbidden, so destroy them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، اللقاء الأسبوعي-20 من 32-لفضيلة الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان -حفظه الله- مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:15:17)
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