Continuation of the answer regarding those who permitted the images found in children's books by analogy to the permissibility of girls' toys? (And the discussion on art and learning it)
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The Shaykh : So I say, so that we do not stray too far, some of the contemporary scholars today analogize the images that come to Islamic countries from the lands of disbelief and misguidance, such as Europe, America, and others, and as you know well, they carry within them the customs, traditions, and cultures of these exporters of images. So they carry within them, for example, indecency and tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : which is forbidden in our religion of Islam, whereas they, as our Lord, Mighty and Majestic, described them in the Qur'an by saying:[At-Tawbah 9:29] So these people do not make lawful or forbid, and they export to us these toys, which carry within them, as we said, their indecency, their customs, and their traditions, and so on. So from this perspective, these toys differ completely from the toys of 'Aishah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is one thing, and the other is that Islam does not want to have workshops and factories producing these toys for girls, because Islam does not believe in anything known today, unfortunately, even among many Muslims, as art. Islam does not encourage any of this trivial matter that has no value, which they associate with what they call Western civilization. However, it allows the use of household images that originate from the home itself, because in that there is some practice for the young girl in what is called today managing the household. For example, she sews a torn piece, or she focuses on a button that should be attached, and so on. As for bringing in these idols and these statues, until the matter has reached the point where some of these statues are larger in size than the one holding them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is that not so?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Does Islam permit this by analogy to the toys of 'Aishah? Far be it from Allah. I return to link, after this explanation, the original prohibition with those proofs for the general public.
The questioner : May Allah have mercy on you.
The Shaykh : So we do not analogize or attach things and things in such a way that we come to these general texts and weaken their generality and comprehensiveness.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : with these attachments and analogies for which Allah has not sent down any authority. This is the end of my answer to your question, perhaps you have understood.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And perhaps it is clear.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : which is forbidden in our religion of Islam, whereas they, as our Lord, Mighty and Majestic, described them in the Qur'an by saying:
Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture
قاتلوا الذين لا يؤمنون بالله ولا باليوم الآخر ولا يحرمون ما حرم الله و رسوله ولا يدينون دين الحق من الذين أوتوا الكتابThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is one thing, and the other is that Islam does not want to have workshops and factories producing these toys for girls, because Islam does not believe in anything known today, unfortunately, even among many Muslims, as art. Islam does not encourage any of this trivial matter that has no value, which they associate with what they call Western civilization. However, it allows the use of household images that originate from the home itself, because in that there is some practice for the young girl in what is called today managing the household. For example, she sews a torn piece, or she focuses on a button that should be attached, and so on. As for bringing in these idols and these statues, until the matter has reached the point where some of these statues are larger in size than the one holding them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is that not so?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Does Islam permit this by analogy to the toys of 'Aishah? Far be it from Allah. I return to link, after this explanation, the original prohibition with those proofs for the general public.
The questioner : May Allah have mercy on you.
The Shaykh : So we do not analogize or attach things and things in such a way that we come to these general texts and weaken their generality and comprehensiveness.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : with these attachments and analogies for which Allah has not sent down any authority. This is the end of my answer to your question, perhaps you have understood.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And perhaps it is clear.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
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