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Storing digital pictures on a computer or mobile phone
Question
Is storing pictures digitally in a mobile or computer haraam?
Answer
Pictures of all animate objects are forbidden and haraam in Islam. Hence storing digital pictures of animate objects on one's computer or mobile is impermissible. For further details refer to http://ihyaauddeen.co.za/?p=3541
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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