To understand how far ahead of time ahlul ilm are.
Shaykh Albani raheemallah said:
“I fear that Salafiyoon one day will say: ‘Photography isn’t ‘picture making’. You just press a button.’.”
(Silsilat-ul-Huda wan-Nur 393)
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Fatawa on the ruling of Photos:
Question: What is the ruling on taking photographs, when they are for necessity and when they are for adornment?
Answer: Pictures of living (humans and animals) are unlawful except for necessity. Examples of necessity include identity photos, passport photos, or photos of criminals for the purpose of identification and then arrest when they commit a crime or attempt to flee.
Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts
Fatawa Islamiyah Darussalam Vol:8 page no .156
http://www.fatwaislam.com/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&ID=1079
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Question:
"Is photographing or video filming permissible? Is it permissible to watch television, especially for the news?"
Answer:
"It is not permissible to take photographs of animate beings using cameras or other means of photographing machines, or to keep pictures of animate beings, except for necessity, such as photographs used in identification documents or passports.
As far as television sets are concerned, the ruling does not relate to the machine itself as much as it relates to the purposes for which it is used. If it is used in Haram (prohibited) matters, such as showing erotic songs and nude scenes, distorting facts, promoting sensuality and the like, then it is Haram. On the other hand, if it is used to promote goodness, such as showing reciters of the Qur'an, clarifying the truth, propagating virtues and preventing vices, and the like, then it is permissible. It should be taken into consideration that if television is used for both purposes, or mostly used for unlawful purposes, then it is emphatically Haram.
May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!"
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez ibn Baz
Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaq 'Afifi
Shaykh 'Abdullah Ghudayyan
Shaykh 'Abdullah Qa'ud