The Ruling on Three-Dimensional Children's Toys in the Form of Living Beings

Question:
The first message in this episode is one that reached the program from Buraydah. The sender is a listener who says: The questioner is your brother in Allah, Abdul Rahman Abdullah. Brother Abdul Rahman asks and says: I hope you, Honorable Shaykh, will inform me about the toys in my house for my little daughter. Some of them are in the shape of dogs, elephants, and other forms of children's toys. Are these permissible? Is there any prohibition in them, or are they permissible? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for taking toys for children to amuse themselves with, it is permissible as long as these toys are not in a forbidden form. This includes the images mentioned by the questioner: images of elephants, animals, and living beings, whether three-dimensional or not. They are not permissible due to the general prohibition against making images and placing them in houses. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image. It is possible to provide toys for children without images, such as cars, shapes that are not living beings, swings, and the like. Yes.