What is the ruling on publishing pictures of animate beings for amusement and enjoyment after cutting off a part of them, knowing that the picture is ordinary and does not include pictures of women or forbidden things?
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Translating the Arabic Answer:
"Photographic depiction of animate beings, whether human or animal, is a matter of scholarly disagreement, with the preponderant view being its permissibility. Therefore, there is no harm in publishing pictures, even if no part of them is cropped, as long as they do not contain anything forbidden, or assist in it, or if the picture of someone who does not permit its publication is not published. Thus, there is no sin upon you in what you publish if you avoid the causes of the forbidden, though refraining from it as a precaution against doubt is better."
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