What is the ruling on one who claims to have photographed the house of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, with the widespread circulation of images claimed to show the belongings of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him?

The authenticity of the alleged photos of the Prophet's (PBUH) houses is not established, and some of them are definitively false. Even if their authenticity were proven, one must be cautious about venerating relics, lest it lead to manifestations of polytheism (shirk). The early Muslims (Salaf) disliked visiting mosques and relics attributed to the Prophet (PBUH), with the exception of Quba and Uhud. Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah considered visiting places other than al-Masjid al-Haram and the sacred sites (Masha'ir) an innovation (bid'ah).

It has been reported from Sheikh Al-Suhaim that the photos of the Prophet's (PBUH) house are not authentic for several reasons, including: Firstly: The Prophet (PBUH) had no house left in Mecca before its conquest, so how could one remain until now? Secondly: The presence of a mihrab (prayer niche) in the prayer area, which did not exist during the time of the Prophet (PBUH). Thirdly: There is no authentic chain of transmission (sanad) proving that these photos are of his house, hair, or sword. Fourthly: If they existed and were authentic, the Dervishes would have turned them into a place of worship and they would have become famous. Fifthly: The Companions did not care to preserve such relics; rather, Umar ibn al-Khattab ordered the cutting down of the tree under which the pledge of allegiance was taken when it reached him that people were visiting it.