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Is photographing hotels and resorts that serve alcoholic beverages, focusing on the places themselves rather than the products or drinks, considered an act of promoting alcohol, which is forbidden by Islamic law?

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Photographing the facilities of a hotel that serves alcoholic beverages is not considered assisting in their consumption, unless the photography is specifically of the facilities designated for drinking alcohol. The reason is that the primary benefit of hotels is accommodation, which is permissible, and the presence of alcohol in them has become a widespread affliction. Dr. Sulaiman Al-Majid was asked about a pilot working for an airline that serves alcohol, and he replied that there is no harm in that as long as he does not directly serve it, because his primary purpose (flying the plane) is permissible. It is good for a Muslim to seek an alternative and to object to the company.

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