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Is it Sinful to Look at Photos?

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Q:

1. I wanted to ask whether it is sinful to look at photographs? Or can we can look at photos of our mahrams?

2. We are not allowed to look at non mahrams. Does it mean that we cannot look at him even at a glance for once? For eg. We need to see for once, so as to know who is our brother in law, or neighbour, uncle i.e. just for recoginition purposes. 

Bismillaah

A:

1. Yes, all pictures of animate objects.

2. Precaution requires that you don’t look at them at all.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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