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What is the ruling on security cameras inside the masjid prayer area?

Published as Security Cameras in the Masjid

· 4 Muharram 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 27448English

Question

what is the ruling on security cameras inside the masjid prayer area? We have a small masjid where I go and the management wants to put cameras everywhere when I think it is only needed in the entrance and areas outside the prayer area. Is this right?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The management of the Masjid may place security cameras wherever they feel it necessary, whether it is inside or outside.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hisham Dawood

Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, U.S.A.

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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