The Ruling on Making Images and Three-Dimensional Figures into Toys 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 forbidden things. Images are forbidden in general, for both adults and children, and they were prevented from making them and depicting them. It did not pass among those who made them for the young and the old. As for the toys that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) played with, or what was asked of her—what were they? They were not carved images; they were carved figures. Until recently, they are called toys among the children; the toys are sticks that are wrapped with thread, and it is said, "This is a toy, these are toys." They are not images; they are sticks and thread wrapped around each other, and they do not have the meaning of images. 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 forbidden things. Images are forbidden in general, for both adults and children, and they were prevented from making them and depicting them. It did not pass among those who made them for the young and the old. As for the toys that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) played with, or what was asked of her—what were they? They were not carved images; they were carved figures. Until recently, they are called toys among the children; the toys are sticks that are wrapped with thread, and it is said, "This is a toy, these are toys." They are not images; they are sticks and thread wrapped around each other, and they do not have the meaning of images. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟! — islamhouse.com (1:15:53)
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