Fatwa #2808022 January 2014United Kingdom

Photography of inanimate objects?

Answered by Zakariya MemonChecked by Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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What does Islam have to say about photography of inanimate objects?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to take pictures of inanimate objects as long as they do not resemble anything that is used as an object of worship,[1] for example, taking the picture of a cross or an idol, etc.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Zakariya Memon

Student Darul Iftaa
Chatham, Canada

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Daruliftaa.net

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(1)فتاوى رحيميه ج10 ص 146- دار الاشاعت

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