Will I be sinful for photographing celebrations and activities I am tasked with at my job, based on the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "The most severely punished people on the Day of Resurrection will be the image-makers (Al-Musawwirun)?"
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Photographic imaging is a matter of dispute among scholars, and the ruling on working in it is based on that. Piety requires avoiding scholarly disagreements.
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