Miscellaneous

Insulting people

Q: We find many people broadcasting jokes about Julius Malema, Jacob Zuma, Barrack Obama, Blonde Jokes, Indian Jokes, etc. What is the status of these jokes in Shariah? If an article has been prepared on this topic I will indeed forward it to all my contacts Insha Allah.

Photo reporting for a construction company

Q: I work in a construction site and almost everyday I need to give report to client about the activities going on on site, for this report client require me to take photos of the activities. In the site activities, there will be worker who doing their work so if I take photos obviously it will take the picture of the worker also. The intention is to take the pictures of the situation on site and the focus is not on the worker. So is it still not permissible to take this kind of photos since inevitably photos of human will be taken as well? How about take the photo in such a way that only the backs of the workers and seen, or take the picture of the worker is small enough that you cant see their eyes/faces.

Live Video Streaming

Q: At a recent Islamic school event the MC and subsequent speakers were streamed live to the female section of the hall. In this way the females were able to view a live feed of the speakers (all male) without the speakers being able to see them. Is this permissable?