Pictures & Videos

Photo without the head

Q: I would like to know regarding the extent of a photo, e.g. if a photo does not have a persons face but the rest of the body , is this permissible. What about just e.g. an arm. Some people claim this is fine without the eyes, but I feel this can lead to many fitan just like normal photos.

Providing my employers with a picture of myself for an organogram

Q: The company I work for have requested that I provide them with a picture of myself which they want to use for an organogram. "An Organogram is a diagram that shows the structure of an organization and the relationships and relative ranks of its parts and positions/jobs." Is it permissible for me to take a photo for this purpose?

CCTV for security purposes

Q: What will the ruling be regarding the use of cctv camera if it is used for security purposes? Won't it be regarded as a need just as the  taking of passport photos is allowed for a need though related to a worldly reason like a business trip?

CCTV's

Q: The process adopted in live video streaming is no different to any other conventional picture. The only difference is that it is being captured and reproduced in such quick succession through modern day technology that one feels that one is watching it as it's happening, whereas this is not the case..... This was part or your response to a question. The thought just passed through my head what about cctv cameras? In the office, shop and home? Is it jaiz to have it?

Hunting trophies

Q: Is it permissible to keep hunting trophies? (A hunting trophy is an item prepared from the body of a game animal killed by a hunter and kept as a souvenir of the successful hunting expedition. Often, the heads, skins or entire bodies are processed by a taxidermist, although sometimes other body parts such as teeth, tusks or horns are used as the trophies. Such trophies are often displayed in the hunter's home or office, and often in specially designed "trophy rooms," sometimes called "game rooms" or "gun rooms," in which the hunter's weaponry is displayed as well.

Icons and pictures of animate objects on mobile phones

Q: In mobile phones there are pictures in menus that we cannot delete, e.g. my contact list has the symbol of the silhouette of a human head. When we use messenger there is an icon with a smiley face displayed all the time. When you click it you can choose images you want to insert. This smiley icon is always displayed on the messenger screen. You cannot get rid of it. Can we still use the messenger, knowing we will use phrases like insha Allah etc. so Allah's Name would be displayed on the same screen as the smiley icon?