Photographing Animate Objects: Beyond the Face

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Q: Is it permissible to take pictures of any part of an animate object besides the face?

Bismillaah

A: Pictures of the head are not permissible. Pictures of the other body parts are permissible provided it is not the picture of the satr.

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

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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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