What is the ruling on placing a picture of the deceased as a WhatsApp profile picture or on other social media programs?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The first is not to place images of living beings in programs due to the scholarly disagreement regarding the ruling on photographic imaging. The one who does so is not deemed sinful because of this disagreement.
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