Video Phone Calls

Video Phone Calls

Video Phone Calls

Question

Does video taking/calling fall under the prohibition of photo taking?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Answer

Scholars have mixed views regarding live video calls, therefore one should avoid them.

Allah knows best

Yusuf Shabbir

6 Jumādā al-Thāniyah 1441 / 31 January 2020

Approved by: Mufti Shabbir Ahmad and Mufti Muhammad Tahir