{"id":20238,"date":"2021-03-08T10:27:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T10:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=20238"},"modified":"2021-03-08T10:27:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T10:27:33","slug":"would-pictures-stored-on-whatsapp-prevent-the-angels-from-entering-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/would-pictures-stored-on-whatsapp-prevent-the-angels-from-entering-the-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Would Pictures Stored on WhatsApp Prevent the Angels From Entering the House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 04985<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Maulana Shadman Ahmed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Question<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Assalamualaikum I use apps like Instagram Pinterest etc which have photos obviously. Also, my family sends photos on WhatsApp which get stored on my camera roll. I wanted to know whether this will also prevent angels of mercy from entering my house? I do not own a tv nor do we bring newspapers due to this reason.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">It is best to avoid all types of images online as many times it is possible to see something that is impermissible. As for digital images online, social media, WhatsApp, and other digital means, they are not in the same rulings as a physical picture, so they don\u2019t prevent angels of mercy from entering the house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Please read the complete details in the following Fatwa regarding physical pictures and digital images:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/digital-pictures\/\">http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/digital-pictures\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Maulana Shadman Ahmed<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 04985 &nbsp; Answered by: Maulana Shadman Ahmed &nbsp; Question &nbsp; Assalamualaikum I use apps like Instagram Pinterest etc which have photos obviously. 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