Images and Photography
233 questions
Why are the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque being photographed, even though photography is forbidden?
Is it permissible to watch, listen to, and benefit from visual, audio, and written materials available on the internet, which are marked with "Copying or reproducing this material is prohibited without the publisher's permission," or "All rights reserved," without purchasing the original copy, given the financial inability to do so?
Is it permissible to show images of hands only in videos without the rest of the body appearing?
What is the ruling on a husband watching anime films that contain images of fully clothed or semi-naked women, and is it permissible for a wife to watch foreign series and films if they are free of music and immodest scenes?
Is it permissible to photograph after the client refuses unless it is for rent, knowing that photography is prohibited unless it is for rent? So, is it permissible to photograph with the employees' permission, or to photograph in exchange for taking some or all of the returns?
Is not watching cartoons considered an affirmation of the evil of drawing (or depiction) through illustration?
Is money taken for photocopying papers considered unlawful, especially since the photocopying was done through personal effort and at a cost exceeding the original price?
Is it permissible to work in the field of 3D design for designing and animating cartoon characters, whether for Islamic purposes or for advertising, provided that there are no objectionable physical details or conflicting morals and behaviors?
Is it permissible for the husband to photograph his wife with a digital camera on their wedding night after the celebration has ended and she has gone home?
Does the maker of mirrors fall under the ruling regarding image-makers or not?
What is the ruling of Sharia on the Facebook website regarding posting pictures and sharing posts and exchanging opinions?
Are modern devices, such as display screens in mosques, classified as Bid'ah (innovation) if they cause fitna (temptation/discord) or negatively affect worship and solemnity, as in the case of displaying images of the Imam and men in the women's prayer area, which distracts women during the sermon and prayer?
What is the ruling on renting out a shop to be used as a photography studio that takes pictures for licenses and personal IDs, in addition to photographing weddings and the accompanying photography of adorned women, with parts of their bodies showing, and video-recording wedding parties in different locations and preparing them on tapes or CDs? And what should be done if the rental is impermissible (haram) and there is still time remaining on the contract, and what is the ruling on the money previously earned from it?
Is photographing a newborn with a mobile phone in its first week, with the aim of sending the pictures to its father in another country, considered religiously forbidden?
What are the sayings of scholars regarding the ruling on photographic imaging, and does the degree of sin differ between the photographer and the viewer of the image?
Is it obligatory to dispose of books and master's theses that contain images of animate beings and animals, specifically those related to the wife's specialization in animal sciences, in order to avoid a reduction in the reward ( اجر ) for the household members due to the presence of these images? And what should the husband do if the wife refuses to dispose of them?
Would informing her colleague of the completion of the photography project be considered cutting off his livelihood, and would God hold her accountable for that, especially since she did not promise him anything, and she feels remorse for involving him in her private work?
Is it permissible for a woman to go to places designated for women, without knowing if the place is free of immoral women who might transmit or describe 'awrat (parts of the body that should be covered), and with the possibility of hidden filming?
Is it Islamically permissible to create humorous images by superimposing people's heads onto other bodies?
Is a refusal by an engineer to do photography at work—because he believes this task is unfitting for him as an engineer—considered arrogance?
Does weaving and selling tapestries of faces only, using a program that converts photographs into tapestry paintings (canvas or Aida cloth), fall under the category of forbidden imagery, or is its ruling similar to that of photography, caricature art, and graphic art for cartoons?
What is the ruling on photographing the bride and groom with photography and video at the wedding and in the studio, especially if one of the parties is forced to do so?
Is it forbidden to post pictures showing crimes committed against Muslims in forums, despite knowing that pictures are forbidden?
Is it permissible to use an illustrated English language dictionary containing drawn nude pictures, in order to benefit from it in mastering the language and understanding the correct meanings of words and verbs used by native speakers?