Album of photos of women seeking marriage for the suitors
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some suitors have an album of photos of the women seeking marriage, and it is done. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is forbidden. Using photos is forbidden. This is a forbidden method that is not permissible. Using photos, specifically photographing women, is even more forbidden because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) involved. Is it not absolutely impermissible to photograph women? Therefore, the scholars did not permit displaying them, because it involves images, and photographing women is forbidden and not permissible because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and harm involved. So, it is not permissible to photograph women at all. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some suitors have an album of photos of the women seeking marriage, and it is done. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is forbidden. Using photos is forbidden. This is a forbidden method that is not permissible. Using photos, specifically photographing women, is even more forbidden because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) involved. Is it not absolutely impermissible to photograph women? Therefore, the scholars did not permit displaying them, because it involves images, and photographing women is forbidden and not permissible because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and harm involved. So, it is not permissible to photograph women at all. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/115 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (42:59)
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