Fatwa #158113 April 2001Pakistan

Can you store pictures on computers?

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.The fact that the image is not actually physically there, it may be permissble. It is stored in bits and bytes, if you are familiar with these terms. So can Angels still enter our house?

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The images appearing on computers are not pictures in the strict sense as envisaged in the Ahadith of the Holy Prophet, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, unless they are printed in a durable form on paper or on any other object.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

#11319Ref. to your response to Q1581, pictures stored on computers aren’t different from ones stored on a video/camcorder cassette. So it’s ok to take and store pictures as long as they are not printed?
#175781) I wanted to know that if I copy a image from a website (of an animate object) and then transfer it to my mobile phone, would I be asked to put this picture into life on Qiyamat? 2)2) Also if a dog licks you would you need to have a bath or just wash the part touched by the dog?
#2737Please explain the difference between pictures on a TV and on a computer. Can I also use physical training videos to do fitness training and martial arts as I do not have the time to go to clubs?
#28039What should one do with clothing with animate objects? Please clarify the Hadith of angels not entering the home with pictures in it? Can we accept greetings on non-Islamic festivals and practices?
#33633What should one do with clothing with animate objects? Please clarify the Hadith of angels not entering the home with pictures in it? Can we accept greetings on non-Islamic festivals and practices?
#6238Are pictures and videos, on TV and computer monitor of animate objects forbidden if they serve the purpose of education?
#2316Is it permissible to make/view pictures on a computer or the Internet?
#1580Can you have photos in a closed area, like a cupboard or picture album?

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