Social, Media & Ethics · Subtopic
Pictures, Video & Social Media
797 fatawa from 10 South African Darul Iftas on Pictures, Video & Social Media, part of Social, Media & Ethics. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Pictures, Video & Social Media fatawa — page 16 of 20
- Mufti Online3 Nov 2013
Pictures of animate objects without the head
Is it permissable to take pictures of animate objects without eyes or the head?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Oct 2013
Giving bayaans on videos
Ulama say video recording is haram. But now a days there are many scholars who give their lectures on video. So what about that? Is it haram for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam1 Oct 2013
Is it allowed to take photos at the time of necessity?
My company has about 500 employees. Now we want to develop and operate HR software for employee manageemnt. Some important data of a staff like:…
AbdulMannan Nizami - Mufti Online24 Sep 2013
Keeping pictures of relatives in an album
Is keeping pictures of our relatives etc in an album instead of hanging them on a wall also haraam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Sep 2013
Watching boxing on television
Is watching boxing or mma haraam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Sep 2013
Passport photos
If pictures are haraam, why do we take photos for ID and passports and also security, and are enforced by regulations?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam16 Sep 2013
Is watching shirk or kufr on tv equal to doing shirk ?
Is watching shirk or kufr on tv equal to doing shirk ?
Zameelur Rahman - Mufti Online7 Sep 2013
Emoticons and smileys
Is the use of emoticons and smileys etc permissble? Is the drawing of eyes on inanimate objects eg cars with eyes considered as murat?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam6 Sep 2013
Can we put our photographs on the LinkedIn Portal?
Can we put our photographs on LinkedIn as it is a portalwhich helps in finding jobs? We put our printed photographs on all job applications. Linked…
Fahad Abdul Wahab - Mufti Online5 Sep 2013
Hanging up pictures of one's deceased children
A person just lost two sons in a car crash. She is putting up photos of them around the houses. What is the Hadith on this so as to explain to her?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Aug 2013
Showing pictures to people
I am going to get married, so I showed the girls picture to one of my best friends to get a suggestion. I need a suggestion from you that can I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Aug 2013Roman Urdu
TV ki kamaai
Kya dish tv mai kaam karna jaiz hai, mai dish fitting karta ho, par sale nahi karta, to kya ye kamai mere liye halal hai, usme 1 islamic channel hai…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 May 2013
Webcams
I would like to know if the use of webcam is permissible like in video chat? Does it fall under the hukum of images? What if you just use the webcam…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Apr 2013
Murat
I have a few questions pertaining to murat. What qualifies as murat? Is it just eyes, face, or even the outline of an animate object? I have an…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam10 Apr 2013
Digital Pictures
Mufti Sahib me and my family donot take Digital Pictures with cell phones and camera of animate objects (people, animals, cartoons with eyes etc.)…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online28 Mar 2013
Smileys
Are "smileys" regarded as pictures (tasweer) in shariat? And is it permissible to use them?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Mar 2013
Pictures
Are pictures are allowed in Islam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Mar 2013
Watching poetry on youtube
I was watching a video on youtube. A man reciting poetry but then I completely forgot it was poetry because it sounded like the quran then I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Mar 2013
Hunting trophies
Is it permissible to stuff an animals head and keep it as an ornament after hunting it and consuming that which is edible?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Mar 2013
Is photos permissible in any madhab?
Is photos permissible in any madhab. Please substantiate with some proof.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Mar 2013
Taking pictures of oneself and not showing it to anyone
If I take pictures of myself and never show it to anyone, is this forbidden too?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Mar 2013
Pictures of animate objects
We have always been taught not to wear moorat/clothing with eyes and animate objects on them. We have been told recently that if an object like a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Mar 2013
Keeping pictures of animate objects
My question is that is it a major sin or a minor sin to keep pictures of animate objects in the house? I know that it must be avoided, but I was…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Mar 2013
Making dolls
Is it permissable to make dolls as a hobby? If one has already made them, created them, is it permissable to then sell them? Will the money made…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Mar 2013
CCTV camera for security purposes
What will the ruling be regarding the use of cctv camera if it is used for security purposes? Won't it be regarded as a need just as the taking of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Mar 2013
Photo without the head
I would like to know regarding the extent of a photo, e.g. if a photo does not have a persons face but the rest of the body , is this permissible.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Mar 2013
Providing my employers with a picture of myself for an organogram
The company I work for have requested that I provide them with a picture of myself which they want to use for an organogram. "An Organogram is a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Mar 2013
CCTV for security purposes
What will the ruling be regarding the use of cctv camera if it is used for security purposes? Won't it be regarded as a need just as the taking of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam6 Mar 2013
Is it permissible to keep pictures that have already been drawn?
as- salamu alaykum, i have recently found out that drawing people is haraam. i did not know of this before so i will still be punished? i also…
Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman - Mufti Online5 Mar 2013
CCTV's
The process adopted in live video streaming is no different to any other conventional picture. The only difference is that it is being captured and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Mar 2013Roman Urdu
Picture ko facebook se nikaalna
koi aisa software aap ke zehan main ho jo PICTURE KO FACEBOOK SE REMOVE KARE q ke main id banaye thi facebook pe galti ki thi main facebook pe kisi…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam27 Feb 2013
Is it permissible to view ladies on the internet to select clothing designs?
i want to ask that if husband likes western clothes and he wants that his wife also wear this type of clothes. just only for his wife not for na…
Mahmood Patel - Mufti Online26 Feb 2013
Live Video Streaming from Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Munawwarah
There is a website that provides live streaming from the cameras within Makkah and Medina Shareef. Other than this live streaming, no other content…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Feb 2013
CCTV in the Musjid
Are cctv's allowed to be installed in the masaajid?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Feb 2013
Hunting trophies
Is it permissible to keep hunting trophies? (A hunting trophy is an item prepared from the body of a game animal killed by a hunter and kept as a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Feb 2013
Icons and pictures of animate objects on mobile phones
In mobile phones there are pictures in menus that we cannot delete, e.g. my contact list has the symbol of the silhouette of a human head. When we…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam26 Jan 2013
Is it permissible for a web designer to upload cartoon pictures on websites?
asalam o alaikum i m graphic and web designer, can i upload cartoon pictures on customer website ?but cartoon is not made by me,i just download…
Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman - Mufti Online19 Jan 2013
Using youtube
Can a muslim use youtube as controvertial movies against the prophet mohammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) are still there?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jan 2013
Viewing pictures of animate objects
Whilst the impermissibility of picture-making is known, whether it be digital or not, what is the ruling on looking at such pictures which are not…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Dec 2012
Appearance of 'Ulama on TV or YouTube'
In light of recent developments in our country what is the view of the senior 'Ulama and Muftiyan concerning the appearance of 'Ulama on TV - in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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