A new fatwa by the prestigious Islamic seminary Darul Uloom, Deoband, has said that making videos at any ceremony or function is wrong in the eyes of sharia and should be avoided.
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The religious decree was issued in response to a query by a Pakistani a few days ago. The questioner wanted to know if making a video of a ceremony and deriving income from such videography is proper by Islamic standards.
The clerics of the seminary called it 'un-Islamic' and said it must be avoided. They said the income derived from doing so was also wrong. Senior cleric Maulana Mufti Arif Quasmi said, "According to Islam, pictures and photographs are improper and hence any income from them will also be improper."
However, he made it clear that pasting photographs on passports and other documents is permitted. |