What is your opinion on taking a video camera on trips?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
What is your opinion, O Shaykh, on taking a video camera on land trips and filming natural landscapes and objects?
The Shaykh : What I see is that there is nothing wrong with taking a video recording device on trips for the sake of benefit, because you know that this consumes money, effort, and time. Leaving behind a thing that is wasted without benefit is a benefit, but if there is benefit in it, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : What if he films people?
The Shaykh : If he films the human animal or an animal, you know the disagreement regarding it, so it is better to avoid it. It is better to avoid it because there is a fear that, even in the distant future, it may lead to something forbidden.
What is your opinion, O Shaykh, on taking a video camera on land trips and filming natural landscapes and objects?
The Shaykh : What I see is that there is nothing wrong with taking a video recording device on trips for the sake of benefit, because you know that this consumes money, effort, and time. Leaving behind a thing that is wasted without benefit is a benefit, but if there is benefit in it, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : What if he films people?
The Shaykh : If he films the human animal or an animal, you know the disagreement regarding it, so it is better to avoid it. It is better to avoid it because there is a fear that, even in the distant future, it may lead to something forbidden.