Photograph

A photograph (also known as a photo) is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image sensor, such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of what the human eye would see. The process and practice of creating such images is called photography.

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Home . Angels . Photograph

We previously displayed photo frames at home but removed them after discovering the ruling against it. The pictures are not destroyed or discarded, just kept out of sight. Does this still prevent the Angels from entering the house?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 9 months ago

No. Angles do not enter houses where idols are kept. Pictures are not idols. In Arabic the word صورة in Arabic of that time means an ideal but now it is used for picture which new meaning. In Quran the word سيّارة Sayyarah has been mentioned for caravan, but not in new Arabic of today, it is used for car nor caravan.

Wassalam.

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Salah (Prayers) . Photograph

Is it allowed to pray in a room with images framed on the wall?

It is permissible to pray in such room but it is better to avoid that. It is Makrouh (Disliked) to pray in front of Images but it is not Haraam to do so.

Wassalam.

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House . Angels . Photograph

I have heard that angels don’t come into a house that has pictures. Is this true? And does that include camera taken photographs or just hand drawings?

The narration has been wrongly translated according to the wrong understanding of some fanatic Muslims like Wahabis.

The narration in Arabic is لا تدخل الملائكة بيتا فيه كلب أو تماثيل

The angles do not enter a house which has a dog or statues (Idols).

Photographs or drawings are not statues nor idols. Some narrow minded persons claim that photos and drawings are like the statues. This misunderstanding came from the difference in the meaning of the word صورة تصاوير which means in original Arabic statues or idols but in the Arabic of today it is been used for photographs which were not available that time.

Photography is allowed and putting photos at home is allowed but we should not display photos of females in reception room or any where where non Mahram men can see it.

Wassalam.

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Hijab . Woman . Photograph

Am I allowed to upload a photo of my deceased female relative on a public website when the only photo that I have of her is one without hijab?

No, it is not allowed to expose to public a photo of a female with out Hijab whether she is alive or deceased..

Wassalam.