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Pakistan also known as “Fort Of Islam†has once again succeeded in keeping alive the tradition of “Giving Unexpected & Strange Decisions regarding Religious Mattersâ€. The scholars of Islam have given fatwa in which Islamic banking and Islamic TV channels have been declared Haram or illegal [in Islam].  On one side some scholars are part of governing bodies of Islamic Banks and on the other side some scholars have declared it as Haram. To whom we follow in this regard, is getting difficult for us.  Regarding TV channels, scholars have said that they show the pictures of scholars [Aalims] and picture taking and showing is haram in islam, I totally agree with them, but there are some rules regarding pictures, which have been made clear by Dr. Zakir Naik in his debates & lectures and Sheikh Abd al-wahhab al-turayri [former professor of al-imam university Riyadh] has also thrown some light on the rules regarding pictures in islam. I would like to quote some of the rules which they have told us in their lectures.  Its written in Sahi Bhukari and Sahi Muslim [Books of Ahadees], that whoever paints or portraits the picture of any living thing [humans, animals, plants] by his hand, will be told at the day of judgment to give them life, to make them alive, and if you failed to do this, you will be punished.  Those pictures which are used by childrens to play and to learn are allowed in islam, and its proof is one hadith of Sahi Muslim and Sahi Bhukari, in which Hazrat Aisha [razi allah tallah anha] says that I use to play with dolls along with my friends in front of Prophet Muhammad [PBUH], and He never stopped me.  Photography [by camera] is also not prohibited in islam, because the pictures taken out from camera are not made by hand, they are the reflections which we capture on paper, if this is prohibited then why we watch in Mirror ? that’s also the reflection. TV channels show the video, and video is nothing but just the pictures which are shown in speed i.e., 24 pictures per second and it looks like live scene.  Way of communication is changed now, there was a time when people use to walk from one city to other to post letters, but if we will do this thing now, we’ll be called fool, because we have the facility of automobiles, and we should use that. Today the best way of communication is Media [TV, Radio Fm], If our adults can copy the movie actors, to whom they watch on TV, if our womens can act and deliver same dialogues which they hear and see on Star Plus Serials, this proves that TV has got power to bring change in people. So if we will show Islamic Programs, Lectures and Debates of Famous Scholars, that surely can bring a change, not to all but atleast few muslims can become Good Muslims. By the help of TV we can tell the non muslims that what exactly ISLAM is, we can portray the correct image of ISLAM, we can prove all those people wrong who are spreading the wrong information in the name of Islam. Every invention has its benefits and disadvantages, but for the sake of some disadvantages we cannot stop using that invention, especially when we are getting a huge benefit from it.  Though our scholars are more educated than us but with sorry I want to say that the recent decision taken against Islamic TV Channels is wrong [In My View].
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this is getting interesting
I fully support with your views. But I would like to know whether the said Fatwa has been given by Pakistani Ulema (I didn’t hear any report of it as yet in the media) or you are referring to the Fatwa passed by Daruloolum Deoband, India in the recent past?
Rightly said ! I really appreciate the fact you have pointed out. This came as a shock to me too,channels like PEACE TV are examples of TV Channels doing exceptional work towards ISLAM.
salam,
this news was published in daily jang newspaper, i have the scaaned copy of the cutting, if any one wants he can email me. peace TV is blocked in pakistan, i am not sure but i have heard that the people of HAQ TV and some other are also involved behind this.
This is all you need to understand Islamic banking. Fantastic video on the subject :
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2359766249581522328
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7791938638232429363&hl=en
Enjoy!
lol enthusiast banker commercial (didnt mention it..) do you know islamic banking has a good name? when you just keep that clear it is actually a strong force to change the world for the better.
i think i agree very much with ur view altho we have a dutch expression for the kind of debate, a few.. muggeziften (seiving musquitos) haarkloven (splitting of hairs) puntjes pikken, organising points, miereneuken, to copulate with ants, etc.
i think the traditional joke is, how many camels can one man walk through the eye of a needle, and thats surely not i reserve the expression for you only. really i would guess sth. went wrong with that picturing bit in the torah, some cartoon of a priest, of Levi or so. Isn’t it for s/he doesnt like to be portrayed as a sheep or snake , insect or fabulous animal full of teeth and claws moreless? and isn’t that a lot less relevant these days? When everybody sees plenty of pictures all the time, the dishonouring or mythical effect sortta inflates. When that was worded a masterfull artpiece could become a giant myth still. Usually it’s human fears that predict the shapes of human laws… oh yes so the laws dropped on a mountain.. omg. i dunno:/ how many pakistani belief laws dropped on a mountain?
I had a really good laugh at this article. Shows how muslims, instead of submitting to the teachings of Islam, are trying their best to turn Haram into Halal. Let me ask, even if you are successful in doing so, will it stop you eman from decreasing. Also know that angels don’t enter a house with pictures.
REGARDING TELEVISION
Many people argue that T.V. is not haram since whatever is on screen is not a picture since it is in motion and therefore cannot come under the prohibition of animate pictures.
The answer is that the illusion of motion in television is produced by showing 30 still pictures, or frames, each second. Through persistence of vision the brain retains each picture until the next comes along. We are not aware of the fact that our eyes are really seeing a rapidly changing sequence of a large number of slightly different still pictures.
T.V. is a medium whose life and existence is dependent on pictures and the institution of picture production. Without pictures there is no television.
T.V. is a medium that not only displays, but also actually produces pictures. By switching on your TV set you are actually assisting in the production of pictures.
REGARDING PHOTOGRAPHY
Pictures of animate beings are haram, whether they are human or other creatures, whether they are three-dimensional or two-dimensional, whether they are printed, drawn, etched, engraved, carved, cast in moulds, etc. Muslims should submit to the teachings of Islam and not argue with them by saying, “But I am not worshipping them or prostrating to them!” If we think about just one aspect of the evil caused by the prevalence of photographs and pictures in our times, we will understand something of the wisdom behind this prohibition: that aspect is the great corruption caused by the provoking of physical desires and subsequent spread of immorality caused by these pictures. Muslims should not keep any pictures of animate beings in his house, because they will prevent the angels from entering.
But nowadays, unfortunately, one can even find in some Muslim homes statues of gods worshipped by non-muslims (e.g.buddha) which they keep on the basis that they are antiques or decorative pieces. These things are more strictly prohibited than others, just as pictures which are hung up are worse than pictures which are not hung up, for how easily they can lead to glorification, and cause grief or be a source of boasting! We cannot say that these pictures are kept for memory’s sake, because true memories of a Muslim relative or friend reside in the heart, and we remember them by praying for mercy and forgiveness for them.
Taking pictures with a camera involves human actions such as focusing, pressing the shutter, developing, printing, and so on. We cannot call it anything other than “picture-making” or tasweer, which is the expression used by all Arabic-speakers to describe this action.In the book Al-I’laam bi naqd kitaab al-halaal wa’l-haraam, the author says: “Photography is even more of an imitation of the creation of Allah than pictures which are engraved or drawn, so it is even more deserving of being prohibited… There is nothing that could exclude photography from the general meaning of the reports.” Among the scholars who have discussed the issue of photography is Shaikh Nasir al-Deen al-Albaani, who said: “Some of them differentiate between hand-drawn pictures and photographic images by claiming that the latter are not products of human effort, and that no more is involved than the mere capturing of the image. This is what they claim. The tremendous energy invested by the one who invented this machine that can do in few seconds what otherwise could not be done in hours does not count as human effort, according to these people! Pointing the camera, focusing it, and taking the picture, preceded by installation of the film and followed by developing and whatever else that I may not know about… none of this is the result of human effort, according to them!Some of them explain how this photography is done, and summarize that no less than eleven different actions are involved in the making of a picture. In spite of all this, they say that this picture is not the result of human action!
Can it be allowed to hang up a picture of a man, for example, if it is produced by photography, but not if it is drawn by hand?Those who say that photography is permitted have “frozen” the meaning of the word “tasweer,” restriciting it only to the meaning known at the time of Prophet Mohammad and not adding the meaning of photography, which is “tasweer” or “picture-making” in every sense - linguistic, legal, and in its harmful effects, and as is clear from the definition mentioned above. By the same token, you could allow idols which have not been carved but have been made by pressing a button on some machine that turns out idols by the dozen. What do you say to that?”
Exploring both sides of the story
http://smhumayun.blogspot.com/2008/10/confused-about-islamic-banking-shariah.html
About the doll with which Syedena Aisha (RA) used to play:
1)It is not permissible to play with any such toys that have animated pictures on them e.g. teddy bears etc.
Aysha (Radhiallaahu Anha) narrates that “Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) never left any Tasaaleeb (pictures of living objects) in his house except that he broke them.” (Bukharee. Mishkaat, Hadeeth 4285, Page 385)
It will not be permissible to justify keeping a teddy bear by saying that Aysha (Radhiallaahu Anhu) had one too until one cannot specify how it was and from what it was made, and weather it had any features or not. However if any such toys do have features such as eyes, mouth, nose, hands and feet etc. of a living object, then it will not be permissible to keep them or play with them. (Fatawaa Mahmoodiyah Vol.14 Page.400, Aap ke Masaail Aur Unka Hal Vol.7 Page68-69)
source:
http://www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.php?askid=8a7fb5bfe1291c4ceea4ef203964db72
a very good source of information on pictures is a small booklet in urdu, available all over pakistan called “Tasweer kay sharee ihkaam” by Mufti Shafee (RA).
a very detailed analysis of a very small issue regarding current islamic banking practices:
http://www.al-inaam.com/Books/riba_in_new_getup.pdf
wrong fatwa.
I am amazed at the of ignorance of those who declare it wrong without even reading the full fatwa or contacting any of the Mufti from that group who issued this fatwa. By the way, this fatwa is given not just by looking at Peace TV or Traweeh or Salah Broadcast from Saudi Arabia or Hajj Video but its given for any channel islamic or non-islamic, from news to animal planet or discovery to national geographic.
If they had allowed TV, then more channels ( so called islamic , not talking about peace TV, i love it too) will go beyond the limits as we have seen some ignorants have gone even is Real world ( you know bidaat and shirk and drums and song like nasheed etc with music ), the mufti karaam wanted not to open the door, so the monster comes in. if once fatwa is issued, people can cant be stopped as to tell them your channel is not according to Islamic rulings etc etc.
By the way, apart from peace TV, many islamic channels are spreading more bad than good, playing with our aqaid , with presenters and anchors talking about islamic topics that they dont know about themself.
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