What are the specific Sharia guidelines for considering a website compliant with Islamic law, and what is the ruling on displaying images of living beings on websites? Should this be taken into account when evaluating a website?
You must be 100% certain that the websites included in the directory contain nothing forbidden, because "the one who points to evil is like its doer," and according to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying, "Whoever calls to misguidance will bear a burden of sin equivalent to the sins of those who follow him," and Allah's (the Most High) saying, "And do not cooperate in sin and aggression." Furthermore, the ruling on displaying images of living beings follows the ruling on photographing them. Photographing by sculpting or drawing by hand is forbidden. As for photographic images, there is a difference of opinion, but photographing women for non-mahrams and publishing women's pictures on the internet is forbidden.
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