The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque urged worshippers and pilgrims not to get carried away with taking photos or selfies inside Makkah’s Grand Mosque.
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Photographs of others without their permission
It is not permissible to take a photograph of anyone except with his permission…
Photographs during times of celebration
Is it permissible for a person to take a photograph of himself and send it to his family during times of ‘Eed and the like?
Effacing pictures in books
Should the pictures [of humans and creatures] in books be effaced? And does marking [the picture with] a line across the neck suffice in alleviating the prohibition?
Wearing clothing with images on them
Is it permissible to wear clothes which have images printed on them, such as fish and birds?
Creating video images and photographic images
Does the ruling for an image created with a video camera carry the same ruling as an image created with a photographic camera?
Erasing the face in pictures
Is erasing the face in pictures sufficient?
Filming and taking photographs
I was gifted a camera and began [by] filming an entire film; however, I [then] heard that photographers [and filmmakers] will be punished the most severely on the Day of Resurrection, so what should I do? And should I begin by burning these [films and] pictures? And how about [filming and] taking pictures of nature – without any human beings?
Keeping photographs for memory’s sake
What is the ruling regarding keeping photographs for memory’s sake?
Taking photographs for newspapers
I work in the area of photographic images which are published in newspapers and booklets; To what extent is this profession permissible?