Images and Photography
233 questions
Is it permissible to work on a video game whose main character is a moving soccer ball with a foot and two hands, but without the features of eyes or a mouth?
Is it permissible to draw an analogy between the feeling of rivalry in photography and the Imam's feeling of pride, and would an action be considered religiously forbidden based solely on intention?
What is the ruling on being photographed with a disbeliever—a disbelieving teacher?
What is the ruling on buying three-dimensional dolls that represent images of humans and animals for children?
What is the ruling on publishing pictures of young girls in their full adornment on social media, establishing a studio for photographing girls, and using their pictures in advertisements, and what is the ruling on money earned from that?
Is it permissible to keep pictures of the deceased in the house? And is there anything in the Sunnah of the Prophet that prohibits this?
What is the ruling on photographing the body - without nudity - and is photography with a barrier between the body's details and the camera considered an act of disobedience if the model is male and his photography leads to the temptation of others?
Is it permissible for the visual artist and painter to draw people in their paintings that include natural and historical landscapes and alleyways, and what is the explanation of the noble Hadith: "The most severely punished people on the Day of Resurrection will be the image-makers "?
What is the ruling on taking pictures of myself with my phone for memories?
Does one sin if unable to delete personal photos and photos of friends from an image hosting site due to forgetting the password, and what should one do?
What is the ruling on working in the field of television photography if it is currently the only available source of livelihood?
What is the ruling on a woman going for a photoshoot with a female photographer, knowing that the studio is specifically for niqabis and the entire staff is female?
Can the testimony of neighbors who eavesdrop on a private conversation inside a home be accepted, and can photos or video clips taken inside the home be accepted as evidence in court?
What is the ruling on photographing a veiled bride by a woman, with the photos kept in an album and not displayed publicly?
Is it permissible for a woman to have her picture taken by her husband, or a mahram, or her mother, or her sister, with a phone camera out of necessity, and then have the picture printed immediately and deleted from the device, in order to avoid men seeing her image, or does this reach the level of being obligatory?
Is photographing oneself with the Statue of Liberty and posting the pictures on public sites considered an invitation to disbelief (kufr) and its propagation, even if they do not believe in the Greek gods? What is the most extreme description of this act, and is the doer sinful or does he commit an act of disbelief (kufr)?
Is drawing paintings that depict historical Islamic scenes containing people or horses considered unlawful (haram), and if so, why does its ruling differ from watching historical series on television?
Is it obligatory to act upon the father's will after his death regarding the prohibition of photographing his daughters, and what is the ruling on refraining from issuing national identity cards for this reason?
Is it impermissible for a university student to print an additional 200 pages—by exploiting a loophole in the university's printing system—given that the university allocates only 50 pages per student, and there is significant wastage of printing paper at the university?
What is the ruling on designing a video compiling children's pictures with Islamic songs?
Does television and mobile phone photography fall under the prohibition of images, or are they exempt from the mentioned warning because they are non-permanent digital systems?
How can people be attracted to Islamic films that are free of photography, drawing, and indecencies, while it is necessary for the scenes to contain images to attract children; and is it permissible to show the cross and the people of the cross in Islamic films that talk about the Crusades, and to show unveiled women in films that talk about hijab?
Is it permissible for a wife to take photographs of herself and create a paper album as a memento of her marriage, knowing that photography is forbidden?
Is the electronic game player considered content with being photographed? And does the ruling differ between adults and minors despite the player's intention to enjoy themselves? What is the ruling on strategic games with small human figurines? And do they fall under the ruling of prohibited photography?