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Photography of inanimate objects?

Fatwa 28080English
Jurisprudence and Rulings (Fiqh)

Question

What does Islam have to say about photography of inanimate objects?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to take pictures of inanimate objects as long as they do not resemble anything that is used as an object of worship,[1] for example, taking the picture of a cross or an idol, etc.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Zakariya Memon

Student Darul Iftaa
Chatham, Canada

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Daruliftaa.net

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]

(1)فتاوى رحيميه ج10 ص 146- دار الاشاعت

Answered by
Zakariya Memon
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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