It is really shocking that Ulama such as Mufti Taqi saying that tv and digital pictures are not pictures, hence permissible.

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Make dua that Allah Ta'ala saves the Akaabireen and ourselves from the fitnah of the nafs and ther snares of Shaitaan. They all are desensitized and have fallen victim to liberalism and modernism. It is indeed frightful when even senior Ulama regard a major sin to be permissible. Yes, Mufti Taqi believes that television and video pictures are permissible. We have written a refutation of his baseless arguments. If you do not have this booklet, provide your address. He has opened up a wide avenue for the commission of major sins and all the ulama-e-soo' are justifying their sins on the basis of Mufti Taqi's gigantic blunder.