{"_id":"6939d2857598169ee3bc8def","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What is the ruling on taking photos and videos of oneself according to the Shafi‘i school?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What is the ruling in the Shafi‘i madhhab on taking pictures or videos of oneself using devices like phone cameras? Since photography is a modern technology, how is it treated in Shafi'i fiqh?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"We do not have an explicit, classical Shāfiʿī text that addresses photography, because it’s a relatively recent phenomenon. Contemporary scholars have differed on this issue. Some said that photography falls under the taswīr mentioned in the Prophetic hadiths. Others argued that it does not constitute taswīr, because the photographer is not creating an image, but rather capturing light.\\n\\nFor more on the subject of images, please see: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/67083449dbb96ca9c6c9dadd\"},\"insert\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/67083449dbb96ca9c6c9dadd\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe40b76658b4c23283a","tag":"Contemporary Life: Other","count":137},{"_id":"668d9fee0b76658b4c232978","tag":"Contemporary Life: Art","count":43},{"_id":"668da0120b76658b4c232d5e","tag":"Contemporary Life: Social Media","count":26},{"_id":"668da0120b76658b4c232d57","tag":"Contemporary Life: Technology","count":17}],"createdOn":"2025-12-10T20:05:25.361Z"}