My family wishes to see pics of my new born baby
Question
I have a clear understanding of the ruling regarding taking photos and pictures in islaam...Alhamdlillah! but the thing is ...my immediate family and my inlaws are in distant places and they wish to see photos of my new born baby. please advise me on this...they are demanding and get angry if i dnt send pics.
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
It is not permissible for you to take pictures of the new born baby and to send it to your family members. The books of Ahadeeth are filled with warnings against those who create pictures of animate objects.
Rasulullah (salallahu alaihi wasallam) has mentioned: “The Angels (of mercy) do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture (i.e. of animate objects)
Rasulullah (salallahu alaihi wasallam) has mentioned: “Whoever creates a picture of an animate object, Allah Ta’ala will punish him on the day of Qiyaamah until he will give life to the picture, which he will be unable to do”)
(Bukhari pg 902, Deoband)
Hazrat Aisha (radiyallahu anha) reports that Nabi (salallahu alaihi wasallam) came to her and in the house there was a curtain which had pictures on it. His face turned colour, he took hold of the curtain and tore it. Thereafter Nabi (salallahu alaihi wasallam) remarked: “Those who create these pictures will receive the most severe of punishments on the day of Qiyaamah”.
Explain to your family members that the Shariah does not permit you to send these pictures.
And Allah knows best
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
أن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال أخبرني أبو طلحة رضي الله عنه صاحب رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم وكان قد شهد بدرا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم أنه قال ( لا تدخل الملائكة بيتا فيه كلب ولا صورة ) . يريد صورة التماثيل التي فيها الأرواح
(Bukhari pg570, Deoband)
عن ابن عباس أن النبى -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال « من صور صورة عذبه الله بها يوم القيامة حتى ينفخ فيها وليس بنافخ
(Sunan Abi Dawood pg 329,HM Saeed )
عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت : دخل علي النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم وفي البيت قرام فيه صور فتلون وجهه ثم تناول الستر فهتكه وقالت قال النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم ( من أشد الناس عذابا يوم القيامة الذين يصورون هذه الصور )
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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