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 7 of 20
- Mufti Online14 Oct 2018
Taking selfies
Is selfies wrong for girls?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Oct 2018
Forwarding a video on conversion to Christianity
I came across a video on facebook in which a Hindu woman was converting to Christianity. It was a ritual, some words were exchanged between the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Oct 2018
Playing video games
Is it halaal for females to play (Tomb raider) game? And this kind of other video games? And is it halaal to download from sites which gives free…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Oct 2018
Taking a picture of a person without the head
Is it permissible to take a picture of yourself but exclude your face from the picture?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Oct 2018
Live broadcasting of animate objects
I recently came across the following with regards to live broadcasting: Shaykh Mufti Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) and many other scholars…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Oct 2018
Taking out ID and passport photos
Photography is prohibited in Islam. But we have to bring photographs for passports and to submit forms, what to do?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Sep 2018
Reading Harry Potter books and watching the movies
A close friend of mine informed me that it is haraam to read Harry Potter books and watch the movies. I always watch them with family because they…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Sep 2018
Sharing videos and photos on social media
My question concerns the modern day sharing of females' pictures and videos on different social media platforms. What is the Shariah ruling…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Sep 2018
Looking at animate pictures
If I am reading a book and there is a human picture, will looking at it be sinful? If I am outside and see a picture on a billboard is it haraam to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Sep 2018
Using an item with a picture of a butterfly
Is it permistable to use bedding, curtains or a cushion with a butterfly on it with no eyes or face?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Sep 2018
Embroidery of animate objects
I do art embroidery. Will it be acceptable for me to embroider the image of an animal or insect e.g. a cat, but with the face covered?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Sep 2018
Watching football
I am a 14 year old boy. I would like to know if it is permissible to watch football (I watch it twice a week) and use Facebook because I heard that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Sep 2018
Becoming an actor
Is film acting allowed in Islam. For women it is clear, they do gunah because they are not in hijab. But what about the men who play different roles…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Aug 2018Roman Urdu
Social media par dowsre lowgo ki post ya poetry lagaana
Mera sawal hai ke social media per logoun ki post ya poetry ko copy ker ke apni timeline per post karna gunah hai Plz Jawab anayat farmain ?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Aug 2018Roman Urdu
Social media par kisi owr ka poetry ku post karna
Mera sawal hai k social media per logoun ki post ya poetry ko copy ker k apni timeline per post karna gunah hai Plz Jawab anayat farmain?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Jul 2018
Watching videos
I watch a series called naruto in which a person is called god of shinobi (ninja). So I called him once or twice that but I still consider Allah the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Jul 2018
Social media
I need naseehah if I should deactivate my Facebook account or not. This account has been helpful for my deen as through it I give many islamic…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Jul 2018
Hanging a picture frame of an inanimate object
Is it permissible and advisable to hang a picture frame on the wall if the picture is of an inanimate object?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jun 2018
Searching for images on Google
I make business cards and sometimes I need templates or pictures (not living organisms) so I take them from Google. It is Halal that I take pics…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Jun 2018
Woman appearing in media
A husband forbade his wife from working and appearing in media (acting in cinema or drama or media work). Is it permissible for her to do this type…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam18 Jun 2018
Clothing with non-animate pictures
I would like to know if it is permissible to wear clothes with pictures on it. I don't wear animals or people pictures in my clothes. I wear clothes…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online3 May 2018
Keeping pictures of henna
Can we keep pictures of hands? For example pictures of henna on the hands.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Apr 2018
Drawing pictures of kufr
I had an art project on the Mexican day of the dead festival and painted canvases that I think are haram. I painted two girls and one of them…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Mar 2018
Earning through AdFly
My question is about online earning with AdFly. AdFly is a website on which we can short any link like link of YouTube video. Than someone click on…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Mar 2018
Sharing videos of people dancing
Is it permissible to share or to show a video of a group of people (men and women; women are unveiled) all together singing and dancing for a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Mar 2018
Woman making educational videos with no pictures
Is it permissible for a women to make educational videos (she herself will not be in the videos, but her voice will) to earn an income? Note that…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Mar 2018Urdu
Tasweer ko photocopy aur printing ka kaam karna
میرا کام فوٹو کاپی اور کمپیوٹر کمپوزنگ ڈیزائننگ پرنٹنگ کا ہے کہا جاتا ہے کہ تصویر حرام ہے؟ اب ہمارے کام میں چھوٹے بچے سکولز کے آتے ہیں کہ جی…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Mar 2018
Children playing with stuffed animals and dolls with no eyes
What is the ruling on stuffed animals that do not have eyes? Can this be given to children to play with? Also a dolly with no eyes?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Mar 2018
Watching cricket
Can we see cricket matches of psl in which habib bank is the partner of pak cricket board?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Feb 2018
Deleting Islamic literature from social media
On facebook we receive many sharing posts that contain the name of Allah Ta'ala and Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). After seeing it,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Feb 2018
Drawing cartoons
I want to know if anime (Japanese Style Cartoon) is haraam to draw or not? Thiz is the only skill I have.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Feb 2018
Selling items with pictures of animate objects
1. Is it haraam to sell a lunchbox or plastic packets that have a picture of a cartoon character on them? 2. Is the income from this haraam? 3. If…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Feb 2018
Earning online
Is online earning like Youtube, doing surveys online, installing apps, referring service and apps for others, etc. Many services and websites are…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Feb 2018
Drone cameras
Please guide me about selling and purchasing of drone cameras. These could be used for photo taking and video recording.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Feb 2018
Using a stolen cellphone
I have a Muslim friend and he shared something with me secretly but I couldnt answer... he said that once he stole a telephone from someone, and he…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Feb 2018
Selling health books that contain pictures of animate objects
I want to sell physical health eBooks that may contain images of humans for the purposes of demonstration. E.g. a fitness eBook demontrating how to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Feb 2018
Watching TV
I’m not a Muslim but my mother in law is... I want to clarify if it is an Islamic teaching that watching tv or movies is evil?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Feb 2018Roman Urdu
Youtube par tasweer lagana
Mera ek channel hai youtub me. mai us channel me tech se related video banata hu thori funny style me. matlab mai hasata hu thora sabhi ko aur mai…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Feb 2018
Deleting pictures of Quraanic verses from one's phone
My business uses WhatsApp to transfer documents to other countries. However while using WhatsApp, a lot of Muslim friends send duas, Islamic and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Feb 2018
Classmates taking pictures of an exam paper from the teacher's laptop
In our class some boys took an exam paper from our teachers laptop when he was out and they took pictures of it and maybe that is the same paper…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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