A woman carries a picture of her husband and her son in the hollow of a necklace she wears; what is the ruling on this?

Question : And this person says: We found a woman wearing a chain around her neck, and in the hollow hanging from it, there is an image of her husband and another of her son. When we advised her that it is not permissible, one of the sisters said that there is nothing wrong with these images. She said that she heard a fatwa from me, meaning that images which are not fully visible are not a problem—she means the image that shows only the head and part of the chest—and she defended this opinion with a strange fervor. Is this correct?

Answer : The answer is that it is not correct. The answer is that it is not correct, because for her to carry an image of her husband and her son, this is either due to a belief or out of reverence, not for any other reason. Therefore, Umm Muhammad ibn Mansur must convey to her on my behalf that she should remove this image. But I ask, why did they open this hollow? Just because she has a chain? Because it is permissible for a woman to wear chains of gold or other materials. I fear that something like this may be a form of spying.