The Shaykh was asked about the ruling on images of animals for teaching children.
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The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : Images of animals in books, they don't have any benefit... For example, if you have a farm, meaning for birds, and you have fruits and you want to know which birds eat them so you can cut them...?
The Shaykh : But now, the images that are presented to you in schools, the intention is not for you to know that these harm the crops or harm the fruit, is it?
The questioner : If I want to know this, I will go to the agricultural engineer, and if I want to know what harms me, will he put up images?
The Shaykh : Yes, if that is the intention.
The questioner : What if other people buy them?
The Shaykh : No, these people do not have the right, because their intention is not your intention, for actions are by intentions. Your intention is for the preservation of the crops, but their intention is not like that.
The questioner : Or we have animals and there are images of them, so we know which type they are.
The Shaykh : If it is merely for knowledge, no. But if it is merely to know the harmful from the beneficial, then no.
The questioner : Do you mean all images?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Images of animals in books, they don't have any benefit... For example, if you have a farm, meaning for birds, and you have fruits and you want to know which birds eat them so you can cut them...?
The Shaykh : But now, the images that are presented to you in schools, the intention is not for you to know that these harm the crops or harm the fruit, is it?
The questioner : If I want to know this, I will go to the agricultural engineer, and if I want to know what harms me, will he put up images?
The Shaykh : Yes, if that is the intention.
The questioner : What if other people buy them?
The Shaykh : No, these people do not have the right, because their intention is not your intention, for actions are by intentions. Your intention is for the preservation of the crops, but their intention is not like that.
The questioner : Or we have animals and there are images of them, so we know which type they are.
The Shaykh : If it is merely for knowledge, no. But if it is merely to know the harmful from the beneficial, then no.
The questioner : Do you mean all images?
The Shaykh : Yes.
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