It is not permissible to download pictures/videos of living beings, because you are replicating an existing picture, and this is picture-making in itself. If it

Similarly, Sheikh Muhammad Al-Hakami ḥafidhahullāh said regarding copying and selling films: "If the films contain images of beings with souls, then it is not permissible to copy or sell them." Source: https://t.me/BOT_9_9_1/20724 8⃣. Is it allowed to look at a picture? Sheikh 'Abdurraqeeb Al-Kawkabāni rahimahullah said: أما مجرد النظر فلا أظنه يدخل في الحرمة لاسيما إن كان الإنسان في سياق العمل إلى محوها وطمسها. والنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لما دخل الكعبة فإذا بصورة إبراهيم وإسماعيل يستقسمان الأزلام فقال كذبوا والله إن استقسما بها قط. وعلى المسلم - على كل حال- أن يحرص على طمس الصور عملاً بما دل عليه الأمر النبوي وبالله المستعان. "As for merely looking, I do not think it falls under the prohibition, especially if a person is in the process of removing or defacing the image. When the Prophet ﷺ entered the Ka'bah and saw a picture of Ibrahim and Isma'eel casting lots with arrows, he said, "They (the idolators) have lied, by Allah! They (Ibrahim and Isma'eel) never did this." In any case, a Muslim should strive to deface images in accordance with the prophetic directive. And with Allah is the help." Source: WhatsApp correspondence with by Abu Fajr Also see Sheikh Yahya's fatwa: https://t.me/madrasatuna/3618 @almanhajussalafi