What is the ruling on video recording if it is used for the call to Allah?
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Al-Halabi : He saysThe questioner : Some people record the religious lectures of certain shaykhs on video tapes, believing that it has a greater and more certain impact than ordinary recording. Does this fall under the forbidden category of image-making, or does it have a specific ruling?
The Shaykh : Repeat the question for me?
Al-Halabi : Some people record the religious lectures of certain shaykhs on video tapes, believing that it has a greater and more certain impact than ordinary recording. Does this fall under the forbidden category of image-making, or does it have another specific ruling?
The Shaykh : It does not have another ruling; rather, it falls under the forbidden category. This is because image-making is not permissible except within the limits of dire necessity or pressing need. And if I appear on the television screen so that people say, "Al-Albani is speaking and talking," this is, in reality, as we said in some gatherings recently, the hadith that So the one who appears on television is, as I have also said on many occasions, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, he appears on the screen and people benefit from him in the East, West, North, and South. But this appearance is, as the Sufis say—do not think the Sufis are animals, and that any word they say is invalid. No, they say with us, "There is no god but Allah." We say, if the Sufis say it, do we not say "There is no god but Allah"? No, we say it with them, but we understand it differently from their understanding. Likewise, they speak of Sufi wisdom, and there is a report from al-Shafi'i that says, "I learned benefits from the Sufis." He said, among them: "Time is like a sword; if you do not cut it, it will cut you." This is very strange wisdom. And among their sayings: "Love of appearance cuts off appearance." This is a meaning taken from such a hadith: "Love of appearance cuts off appearance." Therefore, the scholar is truly in danger, fearing that his loss will be greater than what? Greater than his gain. And this loss is what suggests appearance to him. So what benefit does he himself gain? That he is not recorded on the tape, for example, and does not appear in his image? I fear—I say he fears—and we do not rule that every individual who appears on television is arrogant or self-admiring, or, or. But in reality, it is a slippery foot. I do not say this only, but this gathering in which I am sitting with you is also a slippery foot. It is feared that Satan enters the heart of this speaking person who is leading the gathering and says to him, "You are, what Allah willed, and you are such and such." So he becomes Iblis or like Iblis in that his knowledge did not benefit him. Therefore, I conclude this session with his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: And peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Our dear teacher
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : As we know, if a layperson follows a scholar from among the scholars...
The Shaykh : He met Allah safe? - He laughsThe Shaykh : May Allah have mercy on him.
The questioner : Yes, but if he follows a scholar from among the scholars of hadith and knows that this hadith, if this scholar speaks it and this hadith appears to be weak, and this person says, "You can say that this hadith is authentic with the scholar you trust, and I say that this weak hadith that this scholar spoke of is authentic." What is the ruling on this statement, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Excuse me! Repeat it for me, because the food occupied us -The Shaykh : And the students are laughing.
The Shaykh : Repeat the question for me?
Al-Halabi : Some people record the religious lectures of certain shaykhs on video tapes, believing that it has a greater and more certain impact than ordinary recording. Does this fall under the forbidden category of image-making, or does it have another specific ruling?
The Shaykh : It does not have another ruling; rather, it falls under the forbidden category. This is because image-making is not permissible except within the limits of dire necessity or pressing need. And if I appear on the television screen so that people say, "Al-Albani is speaking and talking," this is, in reality, as we said in some gatherings recently, the hadith that
A person’s evil is sufficient in that he is pointed at with fingers
بحسب المرء من الشر أن يشار إليه بالأصابعThe scholar who does not act upon his knowledge is like a lamp that burns itself to light others
مثل العالم الذي لا يعمل بعلمه كمثل السراج يحرق نفسه ليضيء غيرهO Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowledge that does not benefit, a heart that does not humble itself, a soul that is not satisfied, and a supplication that is not heard. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from these four.
اللهم إني أعوذ بك من علم لا ينفع وقلب لا يخشع ونفس لا تشبع ودعاء لا يسمع اللهم إني أعوذ بك من هؤلاء الأربعThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Our dear teacher
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : As we know, if a layperson follows a scholar from among the scholars...
The Shaykh : He met Allah safe? - He laughsThe Shaykh : May Allah have mercy on him.
The questioner : Yes, but if he follows a scholar from among the scholars of hadith and knows that this hadith, if this scholar speaks it and this hadith appears to be weak, and this person says, "You can say that this hadith is authentic with the scholar you trust, and I say that this weak hadith that this scholar spoke of is authentic." What is the ruling on this statement, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Excuse me! Repeat it for me, because the food occupied us -The Shaykh : And the students are laughing.
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