Images and Photography
385 questions
What is the ruling on photographing living beings with a mobile phone, and what is the view of Ibn Baz, Ibn 'Uthaymeen, and Al-Albani on this matter?
Is drawing (or specifically the faces of characters) forbidden, and if so, is it obligatory to draw a line across the neck after drawing?
Are video and computer images that appear on a screen permissible, and what is the evidence for that?
Is it permissible to work as a guard in art museums that contain images and drawings of humans, knowing that the nature of the work involves preventing the touching of these images and drawings?
What is the ruling on someone whose picture was taken at weddings with a camera without her knowledge?
What are the parameters for the permissibility of drawing and blurring the features of living beings (humans and animals), and drawing inanimate objects, cartoon characters, and dolls? Is it permissible to color them and draw with them?
What is the evidence for the impermissibility of men looking at photographic images, and how can it be said that playing video games does not constitute an acceptance of photography, despite paying money for them and enjoying them?
Will the deceased be punished because of their photographs or videos that exist in this world?
What is the ruling on photographing one's wife and children and saving the pictures on a computer without taking them out of the house? Is watching children's channels permissible for children? What is the ruling on a husband looking at women on television or elsewhere, given his wife's jealousy?
Is going to children's amusement parks, whose games contain pictures or statues of animals, included in the ruling on statues forbidden by Sharia, and therefore is it impermissible to go to them?
What is the ruling on taking still pictures with a mobile phone or camera that are not printed, and is this permissible despite the belief that photography in general is forbidden?
As an administrator of a women's forum, is it permissible for me to allow the posting of pictures of women (full or partial) to display makeup, hairstyles, and fashion, knowing that there are ways to circumvent security settings, such as reassembling fragmented pictures or men entering as women to obtain passwords, in order to avoid bearing the burden of others' sins?
Is it permissible to view her photo after she swore to her brother that she would not send her photo to anyone, and does she have to offer an expiation for her oath?
What is the reason for the difference in fatwas regarding the prohibition and permissibility of photography, and what is the Shar'i ruling on this issue with its evidence from the Qur'an and Sunnah?
Is the profession of a young man who works in a photography studio for brides and unveiled girls unlawful (haram)?
Is it permissible for me to own and use a mobile phone with a camera and save photos on it, knowing that I live in Palestine and asked a friend of mine in the UAE to buy it for me?
What is the ruling on carrying official documents that bear symbols like idols, such as the eagle? Is one who uses them for necessity, like a passport or an identity card that is commonly used in his country, considered sinful?
What is the ruling on angels entering a house that contains images of living beings displayed via television?
What is the ruling on establishing a studio for photographing children, especially young girls, with excessive adornment, dressing them in immodest clothes, and applying makeup on them, which makes them look like grown women?
What are the ways to deal with the spread of anime drawings of living beings among girls, and what are the available alternatives to that?
What is the ruling on wearing clothes that have pictures of animals on them?
What is the ruling on hanging pictures, and what is its ruling if they are purposeful pictures such as boycott pictures or pictures of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin?
What is the ruling on using models and artistic depictions of the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) in scientific exhibitions?
What is the ruling on the following professions in a commercial shop, whether the owner works in them himself or rents them out to others: internet cafes, photography shops, and shops selling religious books?