The Ruling on Three-Dimensional Children's Toys and the Hadith of 'Aishah
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on children's toys that are in the form of three-dimensional figures, such as animals or humans? And what is the answer to those who forbid this based on the hadith of 'Aishah that she used to make dolls from cotton?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Or from cotton.
The Shaykh:
Yes, we describe them. Yes, three-dimensional images are forbidden for both adults and children. Three-dimensional images of living beings are forbidden for adults and for children due to the generality of the hadiths, the cursing of image-makers, and the prohibition of using images. As for 'Aishah's playthings, they were not three-dimensional images, neither carved nor drawn, but rather sticks tied together with some pieces of cotton placed on them to represent images. So they were not images. They were not images; rather, they were tied sticks with some pieces of cotton on them, and they had no face and no part of the creation. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on children's toys that are in the form of three-dimensional figures, such as animals or humans? And what is the answer to those who forbid this based on the hadith of 'Aishah that she used to make dolls from cotton?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Or from cotton.
The Shaykh:
Yes, we describe them. Yes, three-dimensional images are forbidden for both adults and children. Three-dimensional images of living beings are forbidden for adults and for children due to the generality of the hadiths, the cursing of image-makers, and the prohibition of using images. As for 'Aishah's playthings, they were not three-dimensional images, neither carved nor drawn, but rather sticks tied together with some pieces of cotton placed on them to represent images. So they were not images. They were not images; rather, they were tied sticks with some pieces of cotton on them, and they had no face and no part of the creation. Yes.
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شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب بيان زوال تطهيره — islamhouse.com (1:12:13)
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