The Ruling on Making Figurines for Children
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Question:
Is it permissible to make images and three-dimensional figures that are toys for children?
Answer:
No, children are not raised to possess what is forbidden; children are raised on religion and morals, not on what is forbidden. Images are forbidden in general, for both adults and children. A toy made from them, or depicting them, makes no distinction between one made for children and one made for adults. As for the toys that 'Aishah used to play with, and which were permissible for her, they were images. They were merely images. Until recently, they are called toys. At the bazaar, the toys are sticks wrapped in thread. This is a toy; these are toys. They are not images; they are sticks and thread wrapped around each other, and they do not contain the meaning of an image. Yes.
Is it permissible to make images and three-dimensional figures that are toys for children?
Answer:
No, children are not raised to possess what is forbidden; children are raised on religion and morals, not on what is forbidden. Images are forbidden in general, for both adults and children. A toy made from them, or depicting them, makes no distinction between one made for children and one made for adults. As for the toys that 'Aishah used to play with, and which were permissible for her, they were images. They were merely images. Until recently, they are called toys. At the bazaar, the toys are sticks wrapped in thread. This is a toy; these are toys. They are not images; they are sticks and thread wrapped around each other, and they do not contain the meaning of an image. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 24 من 60 / شرح كتاب قرة عيون الموحدين / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:16:17)
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