Is it permissible for a person to eat from the food of one whose occupation is image-making?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, and may the prayer and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah.
As for what follows: Your eminence,The Shaykh : I have an uncle who has a cafe and an image-making shop, and he works for the government, meaning he has a salary from the government.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And I do not know, meaning, should I visit him? I visited him and he boycotted me, meaning, should I eat from his food?
The Shaykh : Meaning, you are asking whether it is permissible for you to visit him and eat from his food, or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : First: We advise the uncle to prevent opening shops for image-making, or restaurants, or other trade, as long as he is an employee, because the government prohibits an employee from engaging in any kind of trade. And tell him on my behalf that this work of his is forbidden. So either he leaves the job, or he leaves the work. This is one point.
Second: Image-making, if it is limited to permissible image-making, such as photographing identification documents and licenses, and the like, then there is no harm. But if he photographs whatever comes to mind, then this is not permissible. Because some people take photographs and make them, as they say, souvenirs, and keeping photographs, even for the sake of souvenirs, is forbidden. For the angels do not enter a house in which there is an image. As for your visiting him and eating from his wealth, there is no harm. For the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to eat from the food of the Jews, and the Jews are known for consuming usury or interest and consuming illicit earnings. And the sin is upon the uncle himself, and you have no sin from it. Yes.
As for what follows: Your eminence,The Shaykh : I have an uncle who has a cafe and an image-making shop, and he works for the government, meaning he has a salary from the government.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And I do not know, meaning, should I visit him? I visited him and he boycotted me, meaning, should I eat from his food?
The Shaykh : Meaning, you are asking whether it is permissible for you to visit him and eat from his food, or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : First: We advise the uncle to prevent opening shops for image-making, or restaurants, or other trade, as long as he is an employee, because the government prohibits an employee from engaging in any kind of trade. And tell him on my behalf that this work of his is forbidden. So either he leaves the job, or he leaves the work. This is one point.
Second: Image-making, if it is limited to permissible image-making, such as photographing identification documents and licenses, and the like, then there is no harm. But if he photographs whatever comes to mind, then this is not permissible. Because some people take photographs and make them, as they say, souvenirs, and keeping photographs, even for the sake of souvenirs, is forbidden. For the angels do not enter a house in which there is an image. As for your visiting him and eating from his wealth, there is no harm. For the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to eat from the food of the Jews, and the Jews are known for consuming usury or interest and consuming illicit earnings. And the sin is upon the uncle himself, and you have no sin from it. Yes.