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**EmpaccalGah** · 09-03-2012, 08:14 PM

After a visit to Egypt by the Jamiat al-'Ulama of India in connection with the plight of the oppressed Palestinians, when preparing to leave, a number of Egyptian 'Ulama and dignitaries came to see the delegation of Jamiat al-'Ulama Al-Hind off. The dignitaries requested for a photo to be taken but Mufti Kifayat Allah Dihlawi (Allah have mercy on him) emphatically refused and declared it haraam. In view of certain Egyptian scholars having issued a fatwa of permissibility of photography, a discussion ensued. A brief recording of the discussion appears in the biography of Mufti Kifayat Allahas follows:

“Ulama al-Misr: The impermissibility only applies to those pictures which are made by the work of the human hand. In photography, no such thing is needed. It is simply a reflection of the picture.

Hadhrat Mufti Saheb: So how does this ‘reflection’ become transferred from the lens to the paper?

Ulama al-Misr: It requires much [i.e. technical] work.

Hadhrat Mufti Saheb: What is the difference between “human handiwork” and “much work”?

Ulama al-Misr: Yes, they are the same thing.

Hadhrat Mufti Saheb: Hence, their ruling is the same [i.e. photography is just as haraam as drawing pictures with the hand].”

The response of Hadhrat Mufti Kifayat AllahSaheb left the Egyptian 'Ulama present speechless and very impressed.

Shaykh al-Islam Mawlana Husain Ahmad Madani (Allah have mercy on him):

“I never ever had my photo taken knowingly and voluntarily. That takes place when I am unaware, and I do not consider it permissible. Those who do that [i.e. take other peoples’ pictures] are responsible for their actions.”

(Ma’aarif wa Haqaaiq, 380)

In certain websites photos of the Madani family and the Jamiat al-'Ulama Al-Hind are screened in an attempt to mislead the unwary public into believing that our 'Ulama view photography to be permissible. The vehement stance of our Akabir (senior) 'Ulama as is evident from Mawlana Madanis’s and Mufti Kifayat Allah’s statements reproduced above suffices to convince even a layman that the founders and stalwarts of Jamiat al-'Ulama Al-Hind were absolutely against the evil abomination of photography. And why should they not be when Rasoolullah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) warned of dire consequences for those who make and take pictures?

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EmpaccalGah Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	After a visit to Egypt by the Jamiat al-'Ulama of India in connection with the plight of the oppressed Palestinians, when preparing to leave, a number of Egyptian 'Ulama and dignitaries came to see the delegation of Jamiat al-'Ulama Al-Hind off. The dignitaries requested for a photo to be taken but Mufti Kifayat Allah Dihlawi (Allah have mercy on him) emphatically refused and declared it haraam. In view of certain Egyptian scholars having issued a fatwa of permissibility of photography, a discussion ensued. A brief recording of the discussion appears in the biography of Mufti Kifayat Allahas follows: “Ulama al-Misr: The impermissibility only applies to those pictures which are made by the work of the human hand. In photography, no such thing is needed. It is simply a reflection of the picture. Hadhrat Mufti Saheb: So how does this ‘reflection’ become transferred from the lens to the paper? Ulama al-Misr: It requires much [i.e. technical] work. Hadhrat Mufti Saheb: What is the difference between “human handiwork” and “much work”? Ulama al-Misr: Yes, they are the same thing. Hadhrat Mufti Saheb: Hence, their ruling is the same [i.e. photography is just as haraam as drawing pictures with the hand].” The response of Hadhrat Mufti Kifayat AllahSaheb left the Egyptian 'Ulama present speechless and very impressed. Shaykh al-Islam Mawlana Husain Ahmad Madani (Allah have mercy on him): “I never ever had my photo taken knowingly and voluntarily. That takes place when I am unaware, and I do not consider it permissible. Those who do that [i.e. take other peoples’ pictures] are responsible for their actions.” (Ma’aarif wa Haqaaiq, 380) In certain websites photos of the Madani family and the Jamiat al-'Ulama Al-Hind are screened in an attempt to mislead the unwary public into believing that our 'Ulama view photography to be permissible. The vehement stance of our Akabir (senior) 'Ulama as is evident from Mawlana Madanis’s and Mufti Kifayat Allah’s statements reproduced above suffices to convince even a layman that the founders and stalwarts of Jamiat al-'Ulama Al-Hind were absolutely against the evil abomination of photography. And why should they not be when Rasoolullah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) warned of dire consequences for those who make and take pictures?
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