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Posting Images On Social Media Is ‘Unislamic’, Says Darul Uloom Deoband, Issues  Fatwa

Swarajya StaffOct 19, 2017, 12:07 PM | Updated 12:07 PM IST

Muslim women taking a Selfie (PTI)


The Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh – among the largest Islamic seminaries in India – has issued a fatwa banning Muslims from posting pictures on social media sites.


Several days ago, written question submitted to the Fatwa department at Darul Iftaa asked if posting pictures of themselves or their spouse on Facebook and Whatsapp was un-Islamic or not, reports India Today.

The fatwa decreeing banning photographs on social media came out following this question.


With inputs from ANI and PTI

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