What is the ruling on having cups or a golden base with a statue holding a ball in its hand in the house?
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The Shaykh : The following question: Sometimes in sports competitions, gifts are distributed in the form of cups or a golden base with a statue holding a ball in its hand, or something similar to that. What is the ruling on having them in the house?
There is no doubt that having this statue in the house is not permissible; rather, it is obligatory to alter its features. At the very least, the head should be cut off and thrown away, because it is authentically reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: So if the head of the image is cut off and thrown away, the body becomes like a tree, as mentioned in the hadith: Blurring the features of the image is what permits keeping it. The best way to blur it, regarding the previous question, is to cut off the head of the statue and throw it away so that the angels enter that house. What did you say?
The questioner: I said it is covered.
The Shaykh : Covered with what?
The questioner: ... If the head is cut off.
The Shaykh : If covering were sufficient in this case, the Messenger (peace be upon him) would have commanded Gabriel to cover it. But he said:
There is no doubt that having this statue in the house is not permissible; rather, it is obligatory to alter its features. At the very least, the head should be cut off and thrown away, because it is authentically reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
The image is the head.
الصورة الرأسThe image is the head.
الصورة الرأسThat Gabriel (peace and blessings be upon him) had an appointment with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). One day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was seen in distress, so one of his wives said to him, "What is the matter, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Gabriel promised me that he would come to me, but he has not come." Then Gabriel appeared outside the room, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to him. Gabriel (peace be upon him) said to him, "We, the angels, do not enter a house in which there is an image or a dog. Look, and there is a puppy in the house. Look, and there is a curtain in the house with images of men. Order the puppy to be taken out and its place sprinkled with water and earth. Then order the images to be altered until they become like a tree."
أن جبريل عليه الصلاة والسلام كان على موعد مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فرئي عليه الصلاة والسلام ذات يوم مكروبا فقالت له إحدى نسائه قالت ما لك يا رسول الله قال إن جبريل وعدني أن يأتيني ولم يأتني وإذا بجبريل خارج الغرفة فسار إليه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال له جبريل عليه السلام إنا معشر الملائكة لا ندخل بيتا فيه صورة أو كلب فانظر ففي البيت جرو كلب وانظر ففي البيت قرام فيه صور رجال فمر بالجرو فليخرج ولينضح مكانه بالتراب بالماء ثم مر بالصور أن تغير حتى تصير كهيئة الشجرةThe questioner: I said it is covered.
The Shaykh : Covered with what?
The questioner: ... If the head is cut off.
The Shaykh : If covering were sufficient in this case, the Messenger (peace be upon him) would have commanded Gabriel to cover it. But he said: