Images and Photography
233 questions
Is it permissible for a Muslim to prepare and create images of animate beings for printing and publication if his work is limited to that and he cannot change the nature of the work or the class he is assigned to?
Is it permissible to video record children in a Quran memorization kindergarten to spread benefit, while taking into consideration what is most virtuous and scrupulous?
Is it permissible for my wife to send her picture to her mother in Egypt to reassure her, knowing that she heard a fatwa prohibiting photography with cameras, and does this fall under the necessities that permit prohibitions?
What is the ruling on photography in educational programs for adults?
What is the ruling on taking pictures with a mobile phone camera and displaying images of living beings and cartoon characters on the phone screen?
What is the ruling on photographing employees in government departments for the purpose of issuing identification cards for security reasons?
Is it permissible to trim or alter the beard in a passport photo using Photoshop at the insistence of one's father? Is this considered altering creation? What is the ruling on this if there is an extreme necessity?
What is the ruling on still photography and the ruling on keeping printed and digital photos, and does this fall under the prohibited forms of photography?
Is it forbidden for the questioner to adopt the permissibility of photography (and other issues)?
What is the ruling on photographic images of parties and graduation projects, and filming with video cameras?
Is it permissible to film children from birth and through their developmental stages?
What is the ruling on working for a company that sells and markets photography products (films, cameras, and studio equipment) given that the buyer's intended use is unknown?
Is photography forbidden in Islam, and if so, how can one explain the appearance of sheikhs on television, given that this involves photography? And how can something be forbidden when it did not exist during the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?
I have a photography studio; is it forbidden or permissible?
Is it permissible to play video games that contain images of animate beings, if these images do not clearly show the person's features (such as being from a distance or from above)?
What is the ruling on videotaping and regular photography of weddings?
Should I delete the photos and videos that I have with my deceased fiancé?
Is it permissible or forbidden to take the difference between the paid photography price and the actual photography price without the knowledge of the official in charge, and how can one atone for it if it is forbidden?
What is the ruling on drawing living and cancerous cells and adding visual and audio effects to them in educational videos?
What is the ruling on placing a picture of an ordinary human body with a circle on its face containing the name of a Tabi'i (successor to the companions) or a scholar, as an indication of him? And does this fall under the forbidden depiction of Tabi'in and scholars? And does the same ruling apply to the Companions and Prophets?
Is it forbidden to purchase Facebook accounts that use AI-generated images for identity verification, and is this considered an imitation of Allah's creation?
Is photography and developing forbidden?
What is the ruling on working in photography and videography, in photo developing laboratories, and on selling and repairing their equipment?
What is the ruling on placing signatures in forums that include pictures of actors or adorned or semi-naked women, or words of infatuation and descriptions of women in an unseemly manner, and what is the ruling on whoever views these pictures?