The Ruling on Children Playing with Images (Questions)
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The questioner:
The Shaykh: The stronger position. Shaykh, regarding toys for children.
The Shaykh:
Toward abandoning the depicted ones, or abandoning some of them because they are trampled upon. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of the dolls of Aisha, and the apparent meaning is that they contained images because they were trampled upon. However, the more cautious course is to keep them away, meaning that they should be given something that is depicted, something of the category of images, something with a hand and a leg, but without a head, so that it serves as a plaything for the boys and does not contain an image.
The questioner:
The words of the Shaykh al-Islam permit this for children but not for adults.
The Shaykh:
This is a matter requiring consideration. Those who permitted it said so because it is trampled upon, and they cited the story of Aisha as evidence, as she had girls with her. Those who forbade it said that the story of Aisha may have occurred before the prohibition, before it was made forbidden.
The Shaykh: The stronger position. Shaykh, regarding toys for children.
The Shaykh:
Toward abandoning the depicted ones, or abandoning some of them because they are trampled upon. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of the dolls of Aisha, and the apparent meaning is that they contained images because they were trampled upon. However, the more cautious course is to keep them away, meaning that they should be given something that is depicted, something of the category of images, something with a hand and a leg, but without a head, so that it serves as a plaything for the boys and does not contain an image.
The questioner:
The words of the Shaykh al-Islam permit this for children but not for adults.
The Shaykh:
This is a matter requiring consideration. Those who permitted it said so because it is trampled upon, and they cited the story of Aisha as evidence, as she had girls with her. Those who forbade it said that the story of Aisha may have occurred before the prohibition, before it was made forbidden.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 547- حكم لعب الأطفال بالصور (أسئلة) - فوائد شرح كتاب الوابل الصيب - ابن باز — youtube.com
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