Images and Dolls in the House and the Entry of Angels
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, there are newspapers and magazines in my home with pictures of people, as well as cloth dolls for children. Do these prevent the angels from entering?
Answer:
There is no good in keeping images. If you have no need for them, remove them from your house. If they are worn out, trampled upon, or people sit on them, they have no ruling. However, if you are keeping them, hanging them up, or storing them in boxes or as mementos, it is not permissible to keep them in the house; it is forbidden to leave them there. If they are worn out, they have no ruling. If they are trampled upon, people sit on them, or they are discarded newspapers of no value, they are in a state of degradation and have no value. However, clearing the house of them is undoubtedly better.
Honorable Shaykh, there are newspapers and magazines in my home with pictures of people, as well as cloth dolls for children. Do these prevent the angels from entering?
Answer:
There is no good in keeping images. If you have no need for them, remove them from your house. If they are worn out, trampled upon, or people sit on them, they have no ruling. However, if you are keeping them, hanging them up, or storing them in boxes or as mementos, it is not permissible to keep them in the house; it is forbidden to leave them there. If they are worn out, they have no ruling. If they are trampled upon, people sit on them, or they are discarded newspapers of no value, they are in a state of degradation and have no value. However, clearing the house of them is undoubtedly better.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الصيد والذبائح — islamhouse.com (1:09:02)
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