ASK 303

In this clip Dr Israr Ahmed explains that hand-drawn pictures and statues are clearly forbidden in Islam, based on Hadith. The invention of the camera led to scholarly debate, with most agreeing that photography, involving no manual creation, is permissible. Some Indian scholars initially opposed it but allowed its use for identification and legal purposes. Extending this reasoning, Dr. Israr permits videos for religious education, as videos are moving images, not static pictures.