What is the ruling on video recording?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, regarding video recording, some people record on video even...?
The Shaykh : No, a video recorder is not pictures.
The questioner : Recording for memory, some people say, "I record for memory..."
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not assert that it is forbidden, but I say that it involves wasting time and money. It involves wasting time and money, and the issue is not just wasting time during the recording, but also wasting time when watching it. Satan tempts him to watch it all the time; whenever he thinks of it, he plays the video and looks at these images. At the very least, it is a distraction, and I do not assert that it is forbidden.
As for video recording for a beneficial religious or scholarly purpose, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : It is not considered pictures.
The Shaykh : No, it is not pictures.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct. We used to... but they took us out. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, a video recorder is not pictures.
The questioner : Recording for memory, some people say, "I record for memory..."
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not assert that it is forbidden, but I say that it involves wasting time and money. It involves wasting time and money, and the issue is not just wasting time during the recording, but also wasting time when watching it. Satan tempts him to watch it all the time; whenever he thinks of it, he plays the video and looks at these images. At the very least, it is a distraction, and I do not assert that it is forbidden.
As for video recording for a beneficial religious or scholarly purpose, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : It is not considered pictures.
The Shaykh : No, it is not pictures.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct. We used to... but they took us out. Yes.