The Ruling on Those Whose Pictures are Taken

Question :

There are Hadiths that establish that the person who makes a picture is cursed, but what about the person whose picture or portrait is taken or drawn?

Answer:

Just as there is proof that the maker of a picture is cursed A and that he is promised the Hellfire in the Hereafter, so too is there proof of the same punishment for the person who volunteers to have his picture taken. Allah Almighty said:
"And it has already been revealed to you in the Book (this Qur'an) that when you hear the Verses of Allah being denied and mocked at, then sit not with them until they engage in a talk other than that; (but if you stayed with them) certainly in that case you would be like them."

Allah Almighty said about the people of Thamud:
"Thamud denied (their prophet) through their transgression.

When the most wicked man among them went forth. But the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to them: "Be cautious! Fear the evil end.

That is the she-camel of Allah! And bar it not from having its drink!" Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction! And He (Allah) feared not the consequences there- of."

'Abdul-Wahid bin Zayd said, "I said to Al-Hasan, 'O Abu Sa'id! Inform me about a person who did not participate in the turmoil of Ibn Al-Muhlib, yet he was pleased with his act in his heart." He replied, 'O nephew of mine! How many hands slaughtered the camel?' I said, 'One hand did it. He said, 'Were not all of the people destroyed because they felt pleasure and sanctioned his act?" Recorded by Imam Ahmad in Az-Zuhd.

The previous two verses indicate that a person who is pleased with an evil act is like the person who perpetrated it. However, this does not include someone who has a picture taken out of necessity.

May Allah send blessing on our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.