Images and Photography
385 questions
What is the ruling on a man sitting with a veiled woman in a program that calls to Allah?
What is the ruling on photographic images that include the head and part of the chest of a deceased person or a family member? Must they be destroyed? And what is the ruling on drawing a part of a human or an animal? And what is the ruling on digital video recording and satellite channels that display images of humans and animals?
Is electronic alteration of the face only permissible?
What is the ruling on photographing someone's conversations and sending them to another person without causing harm? If it is not permissible, then what are the consequences for someone who did so out of ignorance and is unable to retrieve the conversations, and is he required to delete his account?
What is the ruling on drawing pictures that are venerated by Christians (such as pictures of the Virgin Mary and priests) on furniture and doors?
What is the ruling on: 1. Altering the form of a picture using mobile applications to produce a new image radically different from the original appearance of the person, knowing that this may be considered a necessity for security pursuits and to avoid envy when posting it on social media and freelancing websites to attract clients? 2. Converting pictures taken of the face only with a mobile phone into digital cartoon images, and does the ruling differ if they are printed? 3. Taking pictures with a mobile phone camera for purposes not necessitated by need, such as a person photographing themselves or their family members on occasions?
What is the ruling on drawing animate beings, especially the head without the body, for the purpose of raising awareness about the efforts of medical staff and the suffering of patients?
Is it permissible to draw anime characters without facial features, except for the ears only, and what is the ruling on drawing facial hair (like a beard and mustache) while the rest of the facial features are absent?
Is designing and drawing cartoon dances that imitate famous dances accompanied by music considered among the prohibited forms of drawing, and is the money earned from it unlawful or dubious, and what is the permissible way to practice this work, and how can one dispose of the money if it is dubious, and is it permissible to take one's family for Umrah with this money?
Is it permissible to keep pictures taken in the past using filters that change the shape of the face, knowing that the use of these filters is forbidden?
What is the ruling on drawing animate beings (humans and animals) without facial features? What is the difference between the prohibition of drawing a human with a face and drawing plants? And what is the evidence for this prohibition?
Is digital imaging today, with its two-dimensional (like drawing) and three-dimensional (like sculpting) aspects, considered an imitation of Allah's creation and thus forbidden, especially given the current absence of idol worship and its numerous uses in our contemporary lives, such as identifying criminals and documenting life stages?
Is the ruling on drawing people in general, and specifically drawing half of a person from the head to the stomach, prohibited (haram)? If it is prohibited, what should be done with previous drawings? Is publishing these drawings on Instagram considered prohibited (haram), necessitating the deletion of the account? Does the same ruling apply to drawing cartoon characters and anime?
What is the ruling on profiting from animation advertisements that include drawing parts of animate beings (such as hands and feet) for inanimate objects (like a phone) that speak?
Is it obligatory to delete previously published pictures of animate beings, given the ignorance of their impermissibility, or is it sufficient to stop publishing them in the future? And is it impermissible to share a post by someone who has placed a picture of an animate being?
Is drawing only the eye and eyebrow, or drawing the head from the side with full features except for the eye, considered an imitation of Allah's creation or does it fall under prohibition?
What is the ruling on a mother destroying her son's photographs without his permission, and what are the implications of that?
What is the ruling on drawing a small girl suffering or tending sheep in meaningful stories written for admonition and lesson, given that the stories do not contain explicit content?
Is placing drawings and pictures—drawn on paper—under the bed or mattress considered a degradation of them, or is it a condition that they be on the mattress itself to be considered a degradation, knowing that they are incomplete in creation?
Is photographing animate beings with a camera, filming ordinary videos, using avatars, and symbols like emojis forbidden (haram)?
Is coloring manga or anime drawings forbidden (haram)? Does the ruling differ if only a part of the eye or hand is colored? Is coloring cartoon characters that have no relation to reality considered depicting animate beings? Is publishing these pictures on Instagram considered depicting?
Is it permissible for a woman who wears the niqab to take a picture with a male teacher, with a space between them, and then publish the picture for her female friends?
Is it obligatory to condemn in one's heart in matters of scholarly disagreement, such as the prohibition of photography with a phone and the lengthening of a garment, when one differs with those who do not adopt these fatwas?
What is the ruling on prohibited photography, and does it include videos downloaded from YouTube and channels downloaded to the television, and what is the ruling on praying in front of the television?