Sheikh Salih Al-Usaimi وفقه الله

"Thus, tasweer in all its forms is prohibited due to the general evidence mentioned earlier, and excluding an aspect of it [from the general prohibition] requires specific evidence. Whenever something is labeled as a "صورة", it becomes impermissible. Is the matter clear? Whoever claims that a certain type is permissible or impermissible must provide evidence to support their stance. If they label it as tasweer, then it is impermissible. The fact that something is common among people does not prove its permissibility. Here in the masjid, I saw a young man praying with an image on his garment. Despite not discussing the ruling on photography with him, I mentioned that praying in a garment with an image is impermissible. His response was, "Are there clothes that exist today without images?" Just because clothes without images are scarce - for argument's sake, it does not mean that wearing them is permissible. The prohibition remains. Yes. ... There remains a point of caution: Some people now mention tasweer and claim it is permissible because a certain scholar has a picture. As a matter of fact, the well grounded scholars who have pictures do not deem tasweer permissible. For example, Sheikh AbdurRahman ibn Sa'di, whose picture of him in Beirut is widely circulated among people, does not see tasweer as permissible. This misconception arises because some people mistakenly believe that his having a picture indicates the permissibility of tasweer. However, his fatwas explicitly state that the evidences indicate the that tasweer is prohibited in all its forms...and this was a detailed Fatwa in which he sought to clarify the ruling of tasweer in a complete manner. So whatever pictures there are of him, then it may be due to compelling circumstances - not wilful. Thus, this does not mean he sees the permissibility of tasweer, as some have circulated from him, simply because there are pictures available of him. His speech in the Fatwa is explicitly clear that tasweer is impermissible. Similarly, some scholars who appear in situations requiring tasweer, such as appearing on television channels, acknowledge the prohibition of tasweer but cite necessity as an excuse when compelled to do so; due to the necessity permitting the prohibited, they respond to this to comply with the ruler's wishes to issue fatwas to the people, fearing that if they refrain from issuing fatwas in such channels, unqualified individuals might take over. Therefore, no one should infer from these actions that a certain person allows tasweer simply because their picture appears or exists. Instead, one should examine their detailed statements, and if there is any ambiguity, this should be left aside. Yes." Source: https://t.me/almanhajussalafi/439