Is it permissible to take pictures of the Grand Mosque (Haram al-Makki) and the Kaaba with a mobile phone, and to photograph ourselves in this place?
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There is no شرع (legal) impediment to taking pictures of inanimate objects, such as the Grand Mosque (Haram al-Makki); this is a matter of consensus among scholars. As for photographic images of animate beings, scholars have differed regarding their ruling, with some permitting and others prohibiting them.
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