Miscellaneous

Q: The following was asked to me: 

What is the ruling on digital photography? 

Is it Haram or Makrooh-e-Tahreemi amalan Haram? 

If it is Haram, then on what basis? 

From what I understand, a Haram ruling is given when the action is explicitly comes in Nas. However, a Makrooh-e-Tahreemi ruling is given when there is no explicit Nas. 

Digital photography does not come explicitly in the Nusoos, as the Nusoos are speaking about paintings, etc. or animated images on paper etc. 

I would like an informative answer, please, so I can silence the person who has asked this question. I do not know how to give a good answer in a way that completely dispels the other person's doubts. 

Also another question from my side: Is photography a Mukhtalaf fih Mas'alah or a Ijma' Mas'alah? If it the latter then who's Ijma'?

Q: I would like some advise. Ever since I have started reading Tahajjud, making more Zikr and going out in jamaat, I find myself being very judgmental of others, I have thoughts that I am better than others, this makes me very scared. 

I am thinking I should stop doing these amaal as it is not feeling very sincere any more. What should I do when I have these thoughts?

Q: A couple used to host students studying as an income, where the students stay in the house and a cooked meal is provided and a place to sleep. 

The husband has passed on and the wife is now under Iddah. She is also in her late 60's. Can she continue doing this work as an income and whilst under Iddah?

Q: When I ask Allah Ta'ala for forgiveness for all my sins, then what frame of mind must I have?

Q: My question is regarding generative AI, and other tools that are used to edit photos, such as a recent trend I noticed where people take selfies, then cartoonify that picture, either through AI or other tools.. 

I understand there is a difference of opinion regarding photos captured by a camera, due to it not explicitly falling under the ruling of tasweer (according to those who allow it). Can the same be said for these generative tools or they fall clearly under the definition of tasweer. 

Q: Is it permissible to sing a line of music and just say it's just a saying or meme? 

There is a new trend on Instagram and some people are now using these lines. 

I would like to know how to advise them.