I know it is haram in Islam to take pictures.right?

I don't care to take pictures of anything or anybody..but I can't resist when it comes to my baby.

I love to take her pictures and love to see her videos and to see them often. As she grows, I miss the times when she was young. I feel when she has grown up I can always see these pictures n remmember how she looked as a baby.

Is it haram to keep these pictures too.?
I think yes?
But if as a mother I want to keep the pictures n only for myself. Is it still haram? and why?

So far as I've seen, there is difference on opinion on this matter.

Should you choose to believe in the prohibition of human photography, you shouldn't think that, just because you're a mother, it would make you exempt from following it.

Allah has given us the best photographic memory tool there is..... and that's the brain!!!
I have kids and i can remember as far back as 10 years ago as to what they looked like and the fun i had with my kids.
Taking pictures is a def no-no.There are quite explicit hadith on the one who takes photos,such as Allah will not even look at him/her(one who takes/makes photos) on the day of judgement.

Please provide me a link to these hadiths..I'd like to read in details.

Unfortunately, I am all into taking p ictures of my baby. Mayb reading hadiths in details will convince me to stay away from it.

i realize that this is far from an authoritative source, but i've read here that it is ok to have pictures of your family, but you keep them in a drawer (not on display). also some think that videos - images on a screen - have a different legal status than photos. (permitted).

What if the child that grows up wants to see what he/she looked like when they were little?

get a digital camera, and keep the pictures on your computer or on a cd, dont print them. and you should be safe.

sahih bukhari
The book of dress, chapter 18
The punishment for picture makers on the day of resurrection:

2005 Narrated ibn umar Allah's messenger pbuh said,
"Those who make these pictures will be punished on the day of resurrection, and it will be aid to them,"make alive what you have created".

sorry it should be "said" not aid !

But i am a kid and i talk photos of my baby brother so when he grows up we can show it to him is that haraam and cna you take pictures of people or parents if they tell you too and how about talking photos of places ?

we also take pictures but i try hard not 2 unless we really need them
i also heard that it was okay 2 take pics of places and nature
but Allahu A3lam

Ma'salamah

Ruling concerning hanging and possessing pictures

Question: What is the ruling concerning hanging a picture on a wall? What is the ruling concerning owning pictures of people?

Response: It is not allowed to hang a picture or keep a picture of any being that possesses a soul. It is obligatory to destroy such pictures. This is because the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) told 'Alee:

"Do not leave any image, but [instead] efface it."

It is also confirmed in the hadeeth of Jaabir that:

"The Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) prohibited having pictures in houses."

Therefore, all pictures meant for remembrance should be torn to pieces or burned. However, pictures that are needed out of necessity, such as for official identification purposes and so forth, may be kept.

Shaykh Ibn Baaz
Fataawa al-Mar.ah


Having picture taken out of necessity

Question: A questioner mentions that he has not applied for citizenship because of his disliking having his picture taken, since he has heard pictures are haraam. Now he is in dire need of applying for citizenship and (therefore) asks if it is permissible for him to have his picture taken so as to apply for citizenship as he is in dire need of it?

Response: The basic rule regarding taking pictures, carrying them and preserving them is that it is haraam. This is because the Peophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) cursed the one who made pictures. However if a person is forced to apply for citizenship (as a result of his) daily activities so that he can travel from one area to another, or he has been offered a job and now it rests upon him having his picture taken, it is permissible for him to have his picture taken out of necessity only.

And with Allaah lies all success and may Allaah send prayers and salutations upon our Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) and his family and his companions.

The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa, comprising -
Head: Shaykh 'Abdul 'Azeez Ibn Abdullaah Ibn Baaz;
Deputy Head: Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq 'Afeefee;
Member: Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ibn Ghudayyaan;
Member: Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ibn Qu'ood
Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah lil-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa., - Volume 1, Page 718, Fatwa No.1377

thanks sis that helps alot

Ma'salamah

Hadith - Bukhari 3:428, Narrated Said bin Abu Al-Hasan

While I was with Ibn 'Abbas a man came and said, "O father of 'Abbas! My sustenance is from my manual profession and I make these pictures." Ibn 'Abbas said, "I will tell you only what I heard from Allah's Apostle . I heard him saying, 'Whoever makes a picture will be punished by Allah till he puts life in it, and he will never be able to put life in it.' " Hearing this, that man heaved a sigh and his face turned pale. Ibn 'Abbas said to him, "What a pity! If you insist on making pictures I advise you to make pictures of trees and any other unanimated objects."

Hadith -Bukhari 4:47, Narrated 'Aisha

I stuffed for the Prophet a pillow decorated with pictures (of animals) which looked like a Namruqa (i.e. a small cushion). He came and stood among the people with excitement apparent on his face. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is wrong?" He said, "What is this pillow?" I said, "I have prepared this pillow for you, so that you may recline on it." He said, "Don't you know that angels do not enter a house wherein there are pictures; and whoever makes a picture will be punished on the Day of Resurrection and will be asked to give life to (what he has created)?"

What about digital pictures? U don't print them out? What if they are just on the computer? Is that still wrong?