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Ring doorbell - Dealing with different views in marriage Question: I hold the belief that pictures and videos are impermissible in Islam, and my wife shares this belief. However, when I married a second wife in a different country, my first wife installed a doorbell camera for security purposes while I was away. She uses it to communicate with delivery drivers via her phone without opening the door — for example, instructing them to leave the package at the door, and then retrieving it once they leave. Upon my return, I removed the camera, but she reinstalled it. Each time I remove it, she reinstalls it. She argues that the device does not record footage but merely provides a live stream. In this country, I do not possess much legal authority as a man, and aside from this issue, my wife is generally good and obedient. Am I sinful for allowing this camera to remain installed on the door? What's your advice? Sheikh Abdulḥamīd Az-Zu'kari hafidahullāh: وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته He should rebuke the wrongdoing as much as he is able. If he is unable, Allāh does not burden a soul beyond its capacity. If they have children between them, he should be patient with her and should not divorce her because of this matter. Source: https://t.me/womensbenefits/774 Sheikh Adnan Al-Masqari hafidahullah: لا تستدعي شدة الخلاف حتى الطلاق، اصبر عليها مع نصجها ولو اتفقتم على تخفيف المفسدة بجعل الكاميرا منحرفة إلى تحت ولا تصور الوجه وما علا، وإنما تصور ما سفل كالحقو وتحت. والله الموفق. Severity in disagreement does not necessitate divorce. Be patient with her while continuing to advise her. If you both agree to minimise the harm by angling the camera downward so that it does not capture the face or anything above it, but only records the lower part, such as the hip and what is beneath, then that would be better. And Allāh is the Grantor of success. [Whatsapp correspondence]