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What is the ruling on taking pictures with a mobile phone camera and displaying images of living beings and cartoon characters on the phone screen?

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It is permissible to take pictures and keep them on a mobile phone. This does not fall under the forbidden type of photography, as long as the picture is not printed and does not depict something impermissible.

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