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What is the ruling on posting pictures of animate beings in forums if needed for illustrative topics such as first aid, explaining the harms of smoking, or the events in Gaza?

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Previously, the website held the view that photographing living beings (those with souls) is forbidden. However, if there is a need or necessity, then there is no harm in photographing, for necessities permit the forbidden. Based on this, there is no harm in using pictures for teaching first aid, warning against the dangers of smoking, and exposing the atrocities of the Zionist occupation, while attempting to avoid photographing faces or blurring them, and avoiding pictures of women.

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