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Can you store pictures on computers?

Fatwa 1581English
Misc. Fiqh

Question

.The fact that the image is not actually physically there, it may be permissble. It is stored in bits and bytes, if you are familiar with these terms. So can Angels still enter our house?

Answer

The images appearing on computers are not pictures in the strict sense as envisaged in the Ahadith of the Holy Prophet, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, unless they are printed in a durable form on paper or on any other object.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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