What is the ruling on placing and erecting some of the idols for the sake of antiquities?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I saw in some places that care for antiquities that they have placed idols so that people can see them and enjoy them, and those interested in antiquities can enjoy them. What is the ruling on placing these idols for people to see and look at? And what is the ruling on going to such places?

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smashed the idols that were on the Ka'bah and burned them at the door of the mosque. He ordered them to be brought out and burned, and he sent someone to al-Lat, al-'Uzzah, and Manat to demolish and destroy them. It is obligatory to destroy the idols and not to keep them. It is obligatory to destroy them and not to keep them. One should not say, "These are antiquities." These are idols of shirk (associating partners with Allah), and it is not permissible to keep them so that their worship is not resumed other than for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It is obligatory to destroy them and remove them from the Muslims, in museums and elsewhere. This is what is obligatory for the Muslims, and it is not permissible to go to visit them and look at them. Yes.