Do you allow me to film you? And the ruling on image-making
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The questioner : The last question, excuse me, Professor, do you allow me to film you? I want to show this in Turkey, our Professor, like this, we know you, meaning from your valuable definitions.
The Shaykh : Heh, if you want me to share in the sin with you, you do not see any prohibition in image-making.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, and you know the hadiths of the Messenger (peace be upon him) that prohibit image-making and keeping images. This is from one side, and from another side, in my opinion, and since we do not know you, you are translating for us about yourself, "The people of Makkah know its valleys best," and "The owner of the house knows best what is in it." We know about most of the lands of the non-Arabs.
The questioner : Yes, my Professor.
The Shaykh : That is, the non-Arabs. What we know about most of the Arab lands is taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence). So have you moved from taqlid to ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) and understood from these Prophetic hadiths, which are certainly from the words of the Messenger and not those reported by meaning, heh,Sahih Muslim 2110b, , , have you now exercised ijtihad in these preserved words transmitted from the Messenger (peace be upon him) in both word and meaning, and understood for them a meaning other than the meaning that our early jurists understood?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So how do you consider image-making permissible? Heh, tell me, how do you consider image-making permissible?
The questioner : I mean, as a muqallid (one who follows a scholar without knowing his evidence), my Professor, I mean.
The Shaykh : No, whom do you follow?
The questioner : Not the jurists, of course.
Another questioner : Shaykh, next Friday, if Allah wills, your lunch is at my place, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : With your health, but Abu Mu'adh dragged me to his place today by force, so I do not think so.
The questioner : It has been a long time since you visited us.
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, there is absolutely no need for food, that is one thing; because the purpose, as you say, is the meeting and gathering. Second, we asked our friend and your friend al-'Awaisheh to follow up with us to remind us, even.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, who else, he is your relative.
The questioner : He is my brother, the brother of my 'Adil.
The Shaykh : Ah, we asked him to follow up with us so that we follow up with a visit one day, so that you do not have to go to the trouble of food, but rather the meeting takes place.
The questioner : My master, by Allah, as for me, praise be to Allah.
Another questioner : "The Chain of Weak and Fabricated Hadiths."
The Shaykh : It is not authentic, yes.
The Shaykh : Heh, if you want me to share in the sin with you, you do not see any prohibition in image-making.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, and you know the hadiths of the Messenger (peace be upon him) that prohibit image-making and keeping images. This is from one side, and from another side, in my opinion, and since we do not know you, you are translating for us about yourself, "The people of Makkah know its valleys best," and "The owner of the house knows best what is in it." We know about most of the lands of the non-Arabs.
The questioner : Yes, my Professor.
The Shaykh : That is, the non-Arabs. What we know about most of the Arab lands is taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence). So have you moved from taqlid to ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) and understood from these Prophetic hadiths, which are certainly from the words of the Messenger and not those reported by meaning, heh,
He who painted pictures in the world would be compelled to breathe soul in them on the Day of Resurrection, but he would not be able to breathe soul (in them).
مَن صوَّرَ صورةً كُلِّفَ أن ينفخ فيها الروح يوم القيامة وما هو بنافخٍThe most severely punished people on the Day of Resurrection will be the image-makers; it will be said to them: "Give life to what you have created."
إن أشدَّ الناس عذابًا يوم القيامة المصوِّرون ؛ يُقال لهم : أحيُوا ما خلقتمMay Allah curse the image-makers.
لَعَنَ الله المصوِّرينThe questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So how do you consider image-making permissible? Heh, tell me, how do you consider image-making permissible?
The questioner : I mean, as a muqallid (one who follows a scholar without knowing his evidence), my Professor, I mean.
The Shaykh : No, whom do you follow?
The questioner : Not the jurists, of course.
Another questioner : Shaykh, next Friday, if Allah wills, your lunch is at my place, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : With your health, but Abu Mu'adh dragged me to his place today by force, so I do not think so.
The questioner : It has been a long time since you visited us.
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, there is absolutely no need for food, that is one thing; because the purpose, as you say, is the meeting and gathering. Second, we asked our friend and your friend al-'Awaisheh to follow up with us to remind us, even.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, who else, he is your relative.
The questioner : He is my brother, the brother of my 'Adil.
The Shaykh : Ah, we asked him to follow up with us so that we follow up with a visit one day, so that you do not have to go to the trouble of food, but rather the meeting takes place.
The questioner : My master, by Allah, as for me, praise be to Allah.
Another questioner : "The Chain of Weak and Fabricated Hadiths."
The Shaykh : It is not authentic, yes.
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