Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why is taking pictures haram for Muslims?

“Why is taking pictures considered haram? I have seen many Muslims taking pictures of human beings.”Asked by Miss Fatima Kastandin

He answers at 1:44:34 in Contribution of Sufism in India · 8 min 29 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:44:34
So, you can leave your contact details with us whenever the next English lecture takes place. We will let you know. Agla sawal hai Miss Fatima Kustandin ka: "I am a new Muslim . I would like to know why taking pictures is haram. I have seen many Muslims taking pictures of human beings." please, give your, please, if its possible, give your answer in english. i dont think it is haram. yeh is quite lawful. it is an old fatwa
1:45:12
. previously some is called sir wishod a fatwa that that photo is haram, but now there is no aalim, no such aalim. everywhere muslim ulama are yani using this technique, and it is a, it is a, it is a, it is a, it is old fatwa. now there is no such fatwa. i dont know any aalim who, who, who issue this subject in present day. so, there no doubt about it that photo is lawful in islam.
1:45:53
what is unlawful? that is nudity. nudity and u d i t y, nudity is haram, but photo is not haram. ah, Maulana Mr. Amir bin Yusuf ka Pakistan se sawal aaya hai. unhon ne kaha hai ke aap ne abhi yeh kaha ke jis ki marzi ho, woh mazar par jaye. yeh baat mujhe samajh nahi aayi. is ke bare mein phir se bataye. nahi, mein ne yeh nahi kaha ke jis ki marzi ho, yeh nahi mein ne kaha. mein ne kaha jo jo jata hai, woh apni niyat ka khud jayza le ke us ki niyat kya hai, woh kya samajhta hai, kya milta hai wahan. us ko apna apna muhasba khud kare.
1:46:35
mein is ka koi muhasib nahi hoon, yeh mein ne kaha hai. Maulana Zakwan Nadvi ne Delhi se likha hai: "Hadees mein aaya hai ke Allah ke kuch aise bande hain jin ke upar Qayamat ke din prophets bhi rush karenge. poochne par prophet ne bataya ke yeh woh log honge jo Allah ke bande ke andar Allah ki mohabbat paida karenge." Maulana, is hadees ko explain kariye. dekhiye, is par ghor karne se mujhe samajh mein aaya hai ke sab se zyada rare jo jo hai, commodity rest of rare, woh Allah se mohabbat hai.
1:47:19
yeh ajib baat hai ke hazaron saal guzre chale ja rahe hain, woh banda hi nahi paida ho raha jo Allah se hubb shadeed jis ke andar ho. bohat anokhi baat hai. abhi jo mein ne bataya aap ko ke Haram se Makkah, Madinah, Telugu aaya mere paas. mein ne us ko poocha ke kya mohabbat ilahi ka koi charcha suna aap ne? kaha kuch nahi, mohabbat ilahi ki koi baat hi nahi, woh kyun karta? yani Haram pe, Makkah, Madinah mein, aisi duniya bhar mein to ajib baat hai ke bohat hi rare commodity jo hai duniya mein, woh hai mohabbat ilahi. yani Shaitan aisa zyada bhakata hai ke insaan ko Khuda se mohabbat na paida ho,
1:48:00
kyun ke mohabbat paida ho jayegi to Allah ka mehboob ban jayega. woh to aisi halat mein woh bande, woh daai jo insano ko is is yani insaan ke andar yeh yeh zeher banaye ke woh Allah se mohabbat karne wala ban jaye, to yeh bohat hi bara kaam hai. yani hazaron saal se tareekh chal rahi hai, woh insaan paida hi nahi ho rahe hain jo Allah se mohabbat karein. kyun? Shaitan ne bhaka rakha hai logon ko, bhaka rakha hai, bhaka rakha hai. to woh woh daai jo hain, kitne ajib honge jo insano ko samjhayein, un ke mind ko address karein, un ke andar Allah ki mohabbat dalein, aur phir woh insaan, aadmi jo hai, Allah ko discover kar ke us se mohabbat karne wala ban jaye, to bohat anokha insaan hoga woh.
1:48:56
to Paighambar sochenge ke dekho yeh kaise log the, yeh kya itna bara kaam kar dala unhon ne. to yeh to phir fitri baat hai. us ko mein ne samjha hai tareekh ki roshni mein. aaj bhi dekhiye, isi Delhi mein aap hazaron lakhon musalman jaiye, kisi majlis mein aap koi mohabbat Khuda ka, koi charcha kahin hota hai, Masjid mein jaiye, Madrase mein jaiye, Jalse mein jaiye, kahin bhi nahi mohabbat ka, Khuda ka charcha. Allah se lip service ke taur par hain log yahan, sirf lip service hai, laf sarvis ke taur par. mohabbat matlab hai strong affection, yani Allah se aap ko strong affection ho. is tarah se mein mujhe dhoond kar bataiye ke woh musalman kaun hai.
1:49:38
isi dilli mein sainkaron Islam ke naam par jamaatein qaim hain, sainkaron ki tadad hai. ja kar dekhiye sab ko, aur mujhe bataiye ke falan shakhs ko maine paya hai ke hubb-e-shadeed is ke andar hai Allah ke liye, to main us ko ja ke ziyarat karunga is ki tayyari ki, kyun ke maine aisa paya nahi aadmi. to yeh cheez jo itna zyada jis ki kami hai, wahan pe jo aadmi kaam karega, to us ko yani ajeeb ghareeb darja milega qayamat mein ke woh yeh woh insaan hai jis ne logon ko kehta hai Allah ki mohabbat paida ki, kitna bara kaam kiya us ne. yani shaitan ko kuchal dala. yaad rakhiye, Allah se mohabbat paida karne ke liye shaitan se kuchalna parta hai. shaitan charon taraf se aap ko behka raha hai.
1:50:25
yani har cheez ko farz kijiye ke ek glass hai, woh sikhayega ke glass banaya hai ek insani factory ne, aur main jab glass ko dekhta hoon to lagta hai ke Khuda ki taraf bana bana chala aa raha hai. is mein insani factory to kuch one percent bhi is ka hissa nahi hai, sara hissa is mein Khuda ka hai. to mujhe is ko dekh kar Khuda ki mohabbat aati hai, lekin shaitan kya karta hai? use engineer, engineer, engineer dikhata hai, interest dikhata hai. jaise unhon ne likha hai shair ne: "manعلم ka sang aaina sadhu" to main woh hoon ke main pathar se sheesha banata hoon.
1:51:07
bataiye ke shair ko ab khud apna wajood dikhai diya. is mein "manعلم ka sang aaina sadhu" to main woh hoon ke pathar se sheesha banata hoon. yani is shishe, glass mein un ko apna wajood dikhai diya. kisi ko engineer dikhai deta hai, kisi ko industry dikhai deti hai. mujhe is mein Khuda ka, Khuda ka manzar dikhai deta hai. yeh mujhe Khuda ki mohabbat ka yaad dilana ban jata hai. yeh glass to is tarah log behke hue hain. har aadmi behka hua hai.
1:51:43
yani saare saare idare, saari sargharmiyan logon ko le ja rahi hain aise rastay ki taraf jahan ke Khuda se mohabbat un ke liye ek ajnabi cheez, ajnabi ban jaye cheez. bolein Allah ka naam to laf sarvis ke taur par bolein. bas aisi halat mein jo insaan uthe aur logon ke dilon mein Allah ki mohabbat dale, kisi insaan ko Allah se mohabbat karne wala banaye, to bilashubah woh is qabil hai ke use rash kiya jaye us ko.
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