Putting up pictures of the deceased on Social Media

[S.Ali786]

Salams, As above. What is the ruling on this?


Jazak'Allah.

 

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

Best to abstain from doing so. Many of the senior `Ulamaa have said that pictures of animate beings - even if taken through the usage of a camera - is Haraam.

I advise you to read the following Kitaab by Mufti Emraan Vawda, of Durban:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u...esponse to the Mufti's Invitation revised.pdf

Was-Salaam.