Fatwa #275521 April 2001United States of America

If displaying photos and other images is not permissable, is it permissable to keep photos in an album (book)?

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Assalamu Aleikum

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Respected Brother-in-Islam

Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu

It is not even permissible to take out photos of animate objects. The
prohibition is not limited to only displaying the photos.

It is also prohibited to keep photos of animate objects in an album.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

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