I am a reporter of a television news channel and i am always facing the video camera, some time i feel that my profession is against the shariyat and Quran becouse of the photography is not permissible in islam. kindly let me know what shariyat says? my profession of telivision reporting is permissible or not in islam? and why ? Am i geting the ‘HARAAM’ salary by this profession?
Answer
(Fatwa: 487/442=D)
You are right, it is prohibited in Islam to photograph and to let others photograph you. Therefore you should seek forgiveness from Allah for the same and choose for you a work which is free from such prohibited acts.
A work which involves unlawful and haram things is obviously unlawful.
If the work includes oral or written reporting as well then the entire income will not be labelled as haram.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband