The ruling on having pictures in the house

Question:
The Shaykh: May Allah reward you. If there are decorative pictures in the house, but they are hidden, do the angels enter the house or not?

Answer:
If the keeping of pictures is due to dire necessity, such as a personal ID card or an academic certificate, or because one needs to look at them for interests that cannot be obtained without the picture, this is a necessity. However, if he does not know about them, let them be; let them remain in a box or something old. This is temporary, added for the sake of necessity.
As for the rest of the pictures, it is not permissible to keep them. They must be destroyed, whether for memories, for adornment, or otherwise. The pictures must be destroyed.
Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him): Do not leave any image without destroying it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not leave anything in his house that had images on it