Pictures & Videos

Q: Is it permissible to take pictures of lightning?

Q: Is it possible to take a photo of the grave after burial to show the ladys at home?

Q: Is it permissible to take a picture of a person from the back, from head to toe i.e. his face is not visible.

Q: Is it permissible to watch streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime as they produce some religiously objectable shows like Messiah and Good Omens. But can we watch other shows produced by their platform? 

Q: Is it permissible to "like" photos on social networking sites, like the photo of a sister who is not covering her hair or who is not wearing the right type of clothes or who is adorned with make up?

Q: If a person wants to buy a statue of a duck for her backyard area, is this haraam or not good? 

Q: I have started an online hijab business and want to promote the hijab. Would it be permissible to have women wearing my hijab on my hijab website? They will be fully covered with no awrah showing and they will not beautify themselves for the pictures. With this business I would also like to influence young women to wear the hijab and talk about Islam and my journey again, I will be fully covered and will not beautify myself for the videos. Will this be permissible? My intentions are to promote the hijab not to promote beauty which is why they will be fully covered and wearing the hijab properly.

Q: I draw and paint for a hobby but I am confused on this topic Islamically due to many different opinions. Is it permissible to:

1. Draw a full body picture without the eyes, nose and mouth?

2. Draw a limb on its own. (e.g. a hand holding a flower). But it is connected to the end of the paper. Does it have to be drawn severed?

3. Draw a full body with an umbrella covering the head?

4. Draw silhouettes of living creatures e.g. humans, birds, etc. (If this is not permissible then can I draw birds as a 'm' shape in the distance?)

Q: Websites and email systems tend to have an option for displaying profile pictures for accounts. If one does not upload a profile picture, a default logo is set as the profile picture. This logo consists of an outline drawing of a neck and head, with no inner details. Is such a picture permissible?

Is it permissible to send people a link to a religious bayan recording that shows such a profile logo on the webpage containing the recording?

Q: I want to know if I am allowed to create a YouTube Channel? I will not show my face or body. People will only see my hands while cooking. I will only share some recipes and some useful conversation related to life and health. I also want to show my children offering prayers and will encourage my Muslim sisters to start salaah with their children. I want share some healthy routine life and if I get enough viewership, it will become my profession. Please advise if I am allowed according to Shariah Law.