Images and Photography
233 questions
Is it permissible to draw the face for the purpose of recording patients' medical conditions, knowing that drawing animate beings is forbidden?
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?
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?
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 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 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?
What is the ruling on playing electronic games that contain animated images of living beings, and does the prohibition of images in the hadiths apply only to statues, or does it include fixed and animated drawings, and is the reason for the prohibition related to imitating Allah's creation?
Is displaying video or still images on a computer or any electronic device considered photography, and what are the conditions for viewing these images if it is not photography, and can the names of scholars who permit and those who do not permit it be mentioned, along with their evidence?
Is a picture permissible if its face is erased?
What is the ruling on "photoshoots" that involve taking souvenir pictures of two or more people in public places and displaying them on social media?
Is it permissible to view pictures that are free of any evil—that is, for entertainment—according to those who deem photography impermissible, and how can this be reconciled with the levels of enjoining good and forbidding evil?
What is the ruling on developing a smart social media application that contains humorous cartoon drawings for its promotion?
What is the ruling on photographing in schools with a "video camera" and a "digital camera" for the purpose of documenting work and submitting it to the education administration based on their request?