Is digital photography permissible & should the husband tell his wife that he had an affair?

1)Now a days Maulana tariq jameel sahab and many other ahle haq ulema are giving video bayans and interviews without any hesitation . How far is it correct? Because our local alim once in his juma bayaan said about the impermisble of videos in Islam and gave a refrence of fazail e aamaal hadith which says that those people who draw/take pictures of living things will go to hell before hisaab kitaab starts. Is this hadith correct??

2)This is regarding my cousin who is very much disturbed ..  
Zaid was cheating upon his wife for nearly 2 years and her wife no nothing about it . He even committed zina and bears one child with his girl friend who is also a married woman(hindu). Zaid went for 4 months and had sincerly  repented from his previous life and is abstaining from sins . He is very much ashamed of his life and want to confess everything before his wife (who is a ver good woman). Will this be correct ? Because zaid is feeling uneasy and want to confess before her . Secoundly what is the  ruling of shariah regarding the illegimate son of zaid?

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

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

1.) There is a difference of opinion regarding the permissibility of videos and digital photography with respect to animate objects.

Those scholars that declare them to be permissible interpret the ahadith that forbid picture-making as being specific to drawing, painting, etc. They do not consider digital photography and videos to fall under the prohibition defined in these ahadith based on their research.

Those scholars that do declare digital photography and videos to be impermissible consider such ahadith as being general and referring to all types of pictures, whether by hand or using a tool such as a smart phone, digital camera, etc. This latter view is closer to Taqwa.

You may consider the severe warnings mentioned in the following Ahadith:

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ : إِنَّ المُصَوِّريُنَ يُعَذَّبُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَيُقَالُ : أَحْيُوا مَا خَلَقْتُمْ

It has been narrated from Ibn ‘Umar (Radia Allahu ‘Anhu) that the Prophet (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam) said: Picture Makers shall be punished at the Day of Judgment and it shall be said, “Give life to what you created”.^[1] 

إِنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَذَابًا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ المُصَوِّرُونَ

“The people who will receive the severest punishment from Allah will be the picture makers.’”^[2]

وَعَدَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّا لاَ نَدْخُلُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ صُورَةٌ وَلاَ كَلْبٌ»

Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam) and said, “We, angels, do not enter a house which contains a picture or a dog.”^[3]

2.) Allah is the Most-Forgiving, the Most-Merciful and His Forgiveness and Mercy is greater than our sins. It is a sign of Zaid’s sincerity that he feels ashamed of his sin. He should feel a lot of remorse that he broke the laws of Allah, and that he betrayed the trust of his wife. He should also resolve never to commit that sin again. Zaid should feel very blessed that he is married to such a good woman. Whenever Zaid remembers his sins he should ask Allah for forgiveness and make it a habit to seek Allah’s forgiveness (istighfar) daily. He should also commit himself to doing good deeds.

With regards to informing his wife, Allah has concealed Zaid’s sin so he should not say anything to his wife. Revealing the affair will cause her a lot of pain and Zaid does not know how his wife might react and what effect it will have on their future relationship. Instead, Zaid should resolve to spend the rest of his life being the best husband he can, making every moment of his wife’s life happy.

As for the lineage of the child, it will not be attributed to Zaid. Since the woman was married at the time of committing zinā, the child’s lineage will be established to the woman’s husband. [i] [ii] [iii]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Sohail ibn Arif,
Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

ومنها ثبوت النسب، وإن كان ذلك حكم الدخول حقيقة لكن سببه الظاهر هو النكاح لكون [i]

 الدخول أمرا باطنا، فيقام النكاح مقامه في إثبات النسب، ولهذا قال النبي: – صلى الله عليه وسلم – «الولد

  للفراش، وللعاهر الحجر» وكذا لو تزوج المشرقي بمغربية، فجاءت بولد يثبت النسب، وإن لم يوجد الدخول

  حقيقة لوجود سببه، وهو النكاح.

  بدائع الصنائع، ٢/ ٣٣١ – ٣٣٢

فتاوى محمودية، ١٣/ ٥٣٣- ٥٣٤ و ٥٤٥ – ٥٤٦ جامعة فاروقية [ii]

قال أصحابنا: لثبوت النسب ثلاث مراتب (الأولى) النكاح الصحيح وما هو في معناه من النكاح [iii]

 الفاسد: والحكم فيه أنه يثبت النسب من غير عودة ولا ينتفي بمجرد النفي وإنما ينتفي باللعان، فإن كانا ممن لا

 لعان بينهما لا ينتفي نسب الولد كذا في المحيط

الفتاوى الهندية، ١/ ٥٣٦

^[1] انما اتخاذ الصورة الشمسية للضرورة او الحاجة كحاجتها في جواز السفر، وسي التاشيرة، وفي البطاقات الشخصية، او في مواضع يحتاج فيها الي معرفة هوية المرء، فينبغي ان يكون مرخصا فيه، فان الفقهاء استثنوا مواضع الضرورة من الحرمة

[تكملة فتح الملهم، كتاب اللباس، باب تحريم تصوير صوره الحيوان،ج٤،ص٩٧، دار القلم]

وَإِنْ تَحَقَّقَتْ، الْحَاجَةُ لَهُ إلَى اسْتِعْمَالِ السِّلَاحِ الَّذِي فِيهِ تِمْثَالٌ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِاسْتِعْمَالِهِ. لِأَنَّ مَوَاضِعَ الضَّرُورَةِ مُسْتَثْنَاةٌ مِنْ الْحُرْمَةِ

[شرح السير الكبير للسرخسي،باب ما يكره في دار الحرب وما لا يكره]

لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَحْمِلَ الرَّجُلُ فِي حَالِ الصَّلَاةِ دَرَاهِمَ الْعَجَمِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ فِيهَا تِمْثَالُ الْمَلِكِ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ، وَعَلَيْهِ تَاجٌ

[شرح السير الكبير للسرخسي،باب ما يكره في دار الحرب وما لا يكره]

احسن الفتاوي، كتاب القضاء، ج٧، ص٢٢١، سعيد

^[1] مسند أحمد ط الرسالة (8/ 51)

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا (1) أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ” إِنَّ الْمُصَوِّرِينَ (2) يُعَذَّبُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَيُقَالُ: أَحْيُوا مَا خَلَقْتُمْ

^[1] صحيح البخاري (7/ 167)

حَدَّثَنَا الحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ مَسْرُوقٍ، فِي دَارِ يَسَارِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، فَرَأَى فِي صُفَّتِهِ تَمَاثِيلَ، فَقَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَذَابًا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ المُصَوِّرُونَ»

^[1] صحيح البخاري (4/ 114)

دَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: وَعَدَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّا لاَ نَدْخُلُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ صُورَةٌ وَلاَ كَلْبٌ»