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.
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Pictures, Video & Social Media fatawa — page 9 of 20
- Ask Imaam4 Sep 2017
Sharing Pictures
Muhtaram wa Mukarram It has become common nowadays through social media for video and picture content to be shared. In order to understand this…
Huzaifah Deedat - Mufti Online23 Aug 2017
False rumour going viral on social media
I have received the following viral message Zaroori Elaan, Madina Sharif ke Shaik Ahmed ne wasiyat nama bheja hai jis mein lika hai ke jumerat ko…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Aug 2017
Pictures and posters of animate objects
1. I want to put up posters and pictures of people and beings. However, I felt as if, putting up pictures of humans isnt allowed in Islam. Can you…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Aug 2017
Photography in Islam
What Islam says about taking photos (from camera or drawing some sketch), is it halal or haram?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Aug 2017Roman Urdu
Quraani aayat ya dua mobile me rakhna
Kya Qurani ayat dua ya islami post mobile ma rakhny sy gunh hota ha meri dost khti ha mobile kisi wkt bahtroom ma galti sy koi ly jata ha jis sy…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Aug 2017Roman Urdu
Tasweer waale kapre ku ulta phenkar namaaz parhna
Agar shirt pe jaandar ki tasweer bani ho to wo shirt ulta phenli jaye to kya namaaz hojaegi aysi soorat me?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Aug 2017
Sending private pictures of oneself to one's husband in a foreign land
My husband is away. He's living in Saudia and I'm living in Pakistan. I'm in nikaah and rukhsati is not helding yet. But my husband ask me for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Aug 2017
Watching cartoons portraying Sahaabah (Radhiyallahu Anhum)
Is it haram to watch a cartoon which portray the Sahaabah (radiallahu anhum)
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Jul 2017
Posting pictures of the deceased on social media
With the escalation in the use of social media, we find that people often put up status messages or post pictures with a message addressing a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jul 2017
Sharing verses of the Qur'an and Ahaadith on social media
Is sending Islamic quotes, verses, hadeeths and other content related to Quran and Islam on social media like whatsapp and facebook for the sake of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Jul 2017
False allegations and accusations levelled against the Ulama of Deoband
I was watching a religious show on TV, there was this Mufti who said that we should not offer salah behind a Deobandi since they say bad things…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Jul 2017
Expressing one's love for deceased relatives on social media
With the escalation in the use of social media we find that people often put up status messages or post pictures with a message addressing a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Jul 2017Roman Urdu
Tasweer yaad gaar ke liye rakhna
1. Ghar me agar photos yadgar k liye rkhe sahih h 2. Kya khwaten ka ayebro krwana kya sahih h
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Jul 2017
Appearance of Ulama on TV
I am getting a lot of bad thoughts about ulama scholars please help me. Would I be sinful? I get bad thoughts about the ulama scholars and they big…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Jul 2017
Performing sajdah tilaawat if it is transmitted live
When I watch any islamic tv channel or listening to the radio where quranic verses are being recited, specially the verses wherein sajda is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam1 Jul 2017
Photographs of my late brother
While clearing my late Brother Zubair’s house, I came across some albums of photographs. These albums contained photographs of family members all…
Huzaifah Deedat - Mufti Online8 May 2017Roman Urdu
Waalid se paisa lena
Mere walid muje internet ke payment dete hn every month but is month meri payment automatically pay hochuki hai by internet company but mere walid…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 May 2017Roman Urdu
Jaandaar ki tasweer ke saath namaaz parhna
1. Shirt pe baaz ke par bane ho bohot chote jasaamat ungli ki baqadar kya usme namaaz hojaegi ya duraani paregi? 2. Jaandaar ki tasweer ki jaga…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 May 2017
Claiming money from one's father
My dad gives money to pay the internet bill every month but the internet service bill has been paid automatically. I received a message yesterday…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 May 2017
Using toilet paper that have animate images on it
Is it permissible to use tissues and toilet paper that have animate images on it?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 May 2017
Pictures of animate objects
Is it permissible to take pictures of any part of an animate object besides the face?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 May 2017Roman Urdu
Shaadi ke liye larki ko larka ka tasweer dekhna
Mera sawal ye hai k ladki ki shadi k liye kiya ladke aur us k ghar walon ko ladki ki picture dekhana jaaiz hai agar ladka mulk se bahar ho to us ko…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Apr 2017
Looking at pictures for learning purposes
I have question regarding faces. Are you allowed to see faces for learning purposes such as encyclopedia books and the books they teach in public…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Apr 2017
Passport Photos
Referring to http://muftionline.co.za/node/3767 1. you could say in the above the order of تصوير/the إكراه is معلق with a مباح action (Travelling).…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Apr 2017
Taking out Passport photos
The Ulama prevent us from having CCTV saying that it is tasweer (photos of animate objects) and tasweer is not permissible in shariat, yet they…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Apr 2017
Mobile games and video games
What does Islam say about indoor games like mobile games, video games, etc. I am doing a job and busy in it. I want to play games because I dont…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Apr 2017
Are videos and pictures shirk?
1. Are video's and taking pictures a sin of kufr or shirk? 2. I was saying to myself that if videos and pictures are permissible, is that kufr? 3.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Apr 2017
Is watching a movie shirk?
Is watching a movie shirk?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Apr 2017Roman Urdu
Mobile ku napaaki se saaf karna
1. Agar geele aur napaak haath se mobile utha liya aur mobile pe napaak paani lag gaya to use kaise paak kar sakte he? 2. Kya is mobile ko masjid me…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Apr 2017
Using a cellphone while listening to Qur'an
Are you allowed to participate in other activities e.g. going on your mobile phone whilst listening to a students Qur'an?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Apr 2017
Husband jokingly telling his wife talaaq
One of my cousins wants to ask you that when she was watching a comedy drama on tv with her husband, in the drama one men said to his wife, talaq…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Apr 2017
Using a neighbours open WiFi network
Can we use an open wifi network of a unknown neighbour?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Apr 2017
Online job for classifying images and products
An online job involves classifying various images into appropriate product categories. One is presented an image and has to select the appropriate…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Mar 2017
Picture being taken while one is unaware
Today in the world, there are cameras everywhere. If someone takes your picture and you are not in full niqaab then what are the rulings of Islam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Mar 2017
Looking at photos
1. I wanted to ask whether it is sinful to look at photographs? Or can we can look at photos of our mahrams? 2. We are not allowed to look at non…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Mar 2017
Method of giving up watching TV
My parents have always guided me away from certain sins and I would say that they are Islamically inclined in that they read all salaahs, abundant…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Mar 2017
Islamic TV channels
I have a question that watching TV is not allowed in Islam then why so many Islamic tv channels. Why we are watching Islamic knowledge on TV? Why so…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Mar 2017
Talking to non-mahrams on a cellphone
Is it permissible to talk to non-mahram boy/girl via cell phone (voice, text, etc.)?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Mar 2017
Children watching videos in school
I have a question regarding my little brother who is going into a Islamic School in Chicago. He is only 7 years old. In his Islamic school they show…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Mar 2017
Taking photos of babies
Is taking photos of babies permissible? Even if the intent is just to capture a moment and share it and then delete the photo?
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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