What is the ruling on children's toys in the form of statues made of plastic, given that they are treated with contempt?
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding statues made of plastic that are placed in the hands of children and are treated with contempt, meaning they are thrown on the ground and not hung up or placed in prominent places; is there any issue with this?
The Shaykh : There is an issue with everything in it; because these statues are forbidden, so it is not permissible to sell them, buy them, or trade in them, and consequently, it is not permissible to bring them into our homes.
The questioner : So, the issue of treating them with contempt has no place here?
The Shaykh : Absolutely not. For example, if a carpet has an image on it that is treated with contempt, it is not permissible to buy it; because it involves assisting the image-maker.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... treating it with contempt, so this is not permissible.
The questioner : Okay; Shaykh, some of our brothers and some Muslims are discussing this word, meaning where does this word come from?
The Shaykh : Which word?
The questioner : "Treated with contempt"; that if the matter is treated with contempt regarding the issue of images, then the matter is, meaning, lenient.
The Shaykh : It is their assumption from the story of Lady Aisha that she took the carpets and made them into cushions, and there were on them what?
The questioner : Images.
The Shaykh : Images, but these images, first of all, are not described in the text as being complete images.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is possible that the image was remnants of an image.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It does not represent the image that was there before.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is one thing. And the second thing - which is more important - is: we spoke about the case of buying a carpet or rug.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So you intentionally buy one with an image on it, claiming it is treated with contempt, and being surprised by such a thing and using it is another matter.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The first situation does not apply to Lady Aisha.
The questioner : Yes. Also, I think the story of Lady Aisha - may Allah be pleased with her - .
The Shaykh : We broke our fast and came to you.
Another questioner : This is not breaking the fast, O Shaykh.
The questioner : ... the story of Aisha - may Allah be pleased with her - through the hadith that was narrated that she made them into two cushions, so it appears that they would be cut up and no trace of the image would remain; even if it was a complete image, you naturally mentioned and said that the image was not complete, I say: even if it was complete, with the cutting of the cushions, no trace would remain, so this is true contempt, the removal of the image itself.
The Shaykh : Of course, this is mentioned in ... .
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But I did not say ... it was not complete before it was cut, after it was cut.
The questioner : Yes, after it was cut, excuse me - Shaykh - yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, they say that these are children's toys, what about that?
Another questioner : It is the same thing, just as Aisha did with these vessels?
The Shaykh : Do as she did, but bringing them to imitate the disbelievers and their misguidance and bad morals, bringing them into the homes of Muslims, and their making is not the making of Muslims, so this is another matter that the evidence does not indicate.
Another questioner : Okay, Shaykh, the toys that Aisha used to make, did she not mean to make them a head or eyes or something?
The Shaykh : It is not a matter of eyes, it is a matter of artistic imaging; as if on the ...
Another questioner : On the simplicity.
The Shaykh : ... .
Another questioner : Meaning - for example - a girl comes - for example - to ... .
The Shaykh : There is - for example - a leg like this and a head, and so on, but there is no imaging.
Another questioner : Meaning, the thing our girls do, they make it with cloth, you see, and they fold a piece of cloth like this to make it like a head, and she goes and brings thread and makes an eye, and sews an eye on the other side, and makes a long thread for an eyebrow like this.
The Shaykh : There is no objection, but it should be kept away from the elaboration that requires skill and artifice.
Another questioner : ... she brings the pen that belongs to her that she writes with, she draws with a pencil, she draws an eye, and she draws a ...
The Shaykh : ... .
Another questioner : Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, some of the questions ... .
The Shaykh : There is an issue with everything in it; because these statues are forbidden, so it is not permissible to sell them, buy them, or trade in them, and consequently, it is not permissible to bring them into our homes.
The questioner : So, the issue of treating them with contempt has no place here?
The Shaykh : Absolutely not. For example, if a carpet has an image on it that is treated with contempt, it is not permissible to buy it; because it involves assisting the image-maker.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... treating it with contempt, so this is not permissible.
The questioner : Okay; Shaykh, some of our brothers and some Muslims are discussing this word, meaning where does this word come from?
The Shaykh : Which word?
The questioner : "Treated with contempt"; that if the matter is treated with contempt regarding the issue of images, then the matter is, meaning, lenient.
The Shaykh : It is their assumption from the story of Lady Aisha that she took the carpets and made them into cushions, and there were on them what?
The questioner : Images.
The Shaykh : Images, but these images, first of all, are not described in the text as being complete images.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is possible that the image was remnants of an image.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It does not represent the image that was there before.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is one thing. And the second thing - which is more important - is: we spoke about the case of buying a carpet or rug.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So you intentionally buy one with an image on it, claiming it is treated with contempt, and being surprised by such a thing and using it is another matter.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The first situation does not apply to Lady Aisha.
The questioner : Yes. Also, I think the story of Lady Aisha - may Allah be pleased with her - .
The Shaykh : We broke our fast and came to you.
Another questioner : This is not breaking the fast, O Shaykh.
The questioner : ... the story of Aisha - may Allah be pleased with her - through the hadith that was narrated that she made them into two cushions, so it appears that they would be cut up and no trace of the image would remain; even if it was a complete image, you naturally mentioned and said that the image was not complete, I say: even if it was complete, with the cutting of the cushions, no trace would remain, so this is true contempt, the removal of the image itself.
The Shaykh : Of course, this is mentioned in ... .
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But I did not say ... it was not complete before it was cut, after it was cut.
The questioner : Yes, after it was cut, excuse me - Shaykh - yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, they say that these are children's toys, what about that?
Another questioner : It is the same thing, just as Aisha did with these vessels?
The Shaykh : Do as she did, but bringing them to imitate the disbelievers and their misguidance and bad morals, bringing them into the homes of Muslims, and their making is not the making of Muslims, so this is another matter that the evidence does not indicate.
Another questioner : Okay, Shaykh, the toys that Aisha used to make, did she not mean to make them a head or eyes or something?
The Shaykh : It is not a matter of eyes, it is a matter of artistic imaging; as if on the ...
Another questioner : On the simplicity.
The Shaykh : ... .
Another questioner : Meaning - for example - a girl comes - for example - to ... .
The Shaykh : There is - for example - a leg like this and a head, and so on, but there is no imaging.
Another questioner : Meaning, the thing our girls do, they make it with cloth, you see, and they fold a piece of cloth like this to make it like a head, and she goes and brings thread and makes an eye, and sews an eye on the other side, and makes a long thread for an eyebrow like this.
The Shaykh : There is no objection, but it should be kept away from the elaboration that requires skill and artifice.
Another questioner : ... she brings the pen that belongs to her that she writes with, she draws with a pencil, she draws an eye, and she draws a ...
The Shaykh : ... .
Another questioner : Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, some of the questions ... .
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