Q: In mobile phones there are pictures in menus that we cannot delete, e.g. my contact list has the symbol of the silhouette of a human head. When we use messenger there is an icon with a smiley face displayed all the time. When you click it you can choose images you want to insert. This smiley icon is always displayed on the messenger screen. You cannot get rid of it. Can we still use the messenger, knowing we will use phrases like insha Allah etc. so Allah’s Name would be displayed on the same screen as the smiley icon?
A: It is permissible to use the phone. However one should refrain from using these icons or any pictures of animate objects.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best.
إن أشد الناس عذابا عند الله يوم القيامة المصورون (صحيح البخاري 2/880 ، صحيح لمسلم 2/201)
Answered by:
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & Approved:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)