Images and Photography
233 questions
What is the ruling on hanging photographic images of animate beings on the wall in the house?
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: 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?
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?
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 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?
What is the ruling on a mother destroying her son's photographs without his permission, and what are the implications of that?
Is photographing animate beings with a camera, filming ordinary videos, using avatars, and symbols like emojis forbidden (haram)?
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?
Is there any evidence for the prohibition of photographing lunar or solar eclipses?
How can one get rid of photographs found in the home, and is it permissible to destroy them by burning after learning that photography is forbidden? And will Allah forgive the sin of embroidering images of animate beings after sincere repentance, regret, and the resolve not to return to it? And is it permissible to photograph natural landscapes or handicrafts that do not contain images of animate beings?
What is the ruling on money earned from photography work? Is it unlawful, and what should be done with it?
Do I incur sin or blame for sharing videos that are not mine, which have filters that alter the face?
What should someone who has worked in wedding photography and wishes to repent do?
Does preparing a garden for photography for a fee, knowing that unveiled brides and engaged couples who are not yet married will be photographed in it, burden its owner with sin?
What is the ruling on filming videos of chess lessons, magic tricks, photography, and natural landscapes, and publishing them on social media platforms? And what is the ruling on the money earned from advertisements on these videos, provided that the advertisements themselves are permissible? And what is the ruling on money earned from filming parties, individuals, events, and corporate and client work?
Is it obligatory to adopt the prohibition of photography, especially given the existence of differing fatwas and scholarly preferences?
What is the correct view of Ibn Baz regarding animated drawings (cartoons)? Is it absolutely forbidden, as understood from his fatwas, or is there another view?
How can we reconcile the ruling on the prohibition of images (drawing animate beings and what casts a shadow) with the use of visual arts in conveying intellectual and ideological messages, especially given modern disciplines' reliance on images?