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**Theateetetuig** · 01-29-2010, 02:52 PM

Assalamu aliakum

Many ulema said digital photography is permissible. I am not here to argue that. But I have a challenge for you for normal photoraphy brother.

Most of the pictures of today are printed pictures. These printed pictures are made by ink on paper - there is no issue of reflection whatsoever. Is this not exactly the same as what is prohibited? How do your ulema justify it.

Mufti Taqi Usmani saheb has ruled that all pictures on hard material like paper or photographs are not permitted. This is the strongest opinion on the matter.

Yes, even if we wanna consider the "how it's produced" (and here we could agree that the process is automatical and not an "artistic attempt") as did by Sidi Usama2, there is also another aspect, that of the final result we get in our hands.

So, there isn't just the aspect of "creating an image" (about which I may even agree with Sidi Usama2), but there is also the aspect of the result of the print, which is an image, and so I can easily see the reasons of its prohibition.

Different issue for digital photography, as you have mentioned.

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Theateetetuig Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 342 Senior Member	Assalamu aliakum Many ulema said digital photography is permissible. I am not here to argue that. But I have a challenge for you for normal photoraphy brother. Most of the pictures of today are printed pictures. These printed pictures are made by ink on paper - there is no issue of reflection whatsoever. Is this not exactly the same as what is prohibited? How do your ulema justify it. Mufti Taqi Usmani saheb has ruled that all pictures on hard material like paper or photographs are not permitted. This is the strongest opinion on the matter. Yes, even if we wanna consider the "how it's produced" (and here we could agree that the process is automatical and not an "artistic attempt") as did by Sidi Usama2, there is also another aspect, that of the final result we get in our hands. So, there isn't just the aspect of "creating an image" (about which I may even agree with Sidi Usama2), but there is also the aspect of the result of the print, which is an image, and so I can easily see the reasons of its prohibition. Different issue for digital photography, as you have mentioned.
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