Is it permissible to draw an analogy between the feeling of rivalry in photography and the Imam's feeling of pride, and would an action be considered religiously forbidden based solely on intention?

Numerous texts have been narrated prohibiting photography and warning of severe punishment for photographers without exception, such as the hadiths of Aisha, Ibn Umar, Ibn Mas'ud, and Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them. These texts mention the torment of photographers and that they will be commanded to breathe life into the images on the Day of Judgment. As for the mention of imitating creation, it appears in Aisha's hadith, which states that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, tore down a curtain that had images on it and said, "The people who will be most severely punished on the Day of Resurrection are those who imitate Allah's creation." It is evident that photography itself inherently involves imitation, and the intention to imitate is not a prerequisite for an image to be unlawful. As for actions that are inherently prohibited, the intention of the perpetrator does not remove them from being prohibited; rather, a bad intention may increase the prohibition and multiply the sin.