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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Images in newspapers and magazines: Do they fall under the hadith that angels do not enter a house?

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Question : Regarding the images in newspapers and magazines that are placed in houses, do they fall under the hadith that angels do not enter? As for

Answer : As for magazines that are considered image magazines, it is not permissible to buy them, keep them, or accept them as gifts. They must be burned. As for ordinary newspapers where the image is present only to verify identity, there is no harm in that, if Allah wills, because it is difficult to avoid it, and because the person did not intend to keep the image.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2474- الصور التي في الجرائد والمجلات هل تدخل في حديث بيت لا تدخله الملائكة/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 — youtube.com

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