What is the ruling on hanging the dolls called Jawaker, which are in the shape of a human with the head of a donkey, for example?

The questioner : Now, in this question, if the intention is to hang dolls in the shape of Jawaker, do you know what Jawaker are?

The Shaykh : No, by Allah, we have not learned this term, praise be to Allah.

The questioner : Praise be to Allah, these are in the shape of a human being, but with the head of a donkey or a rabbit.

The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah. It is said of these people: "Bring to life what you have created."

The questioner : It is the same thing, meaning.

The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.

The questioner : Even if it were a merchant drawing them for the sake of advertising to children...

The Shaykh : Are these not the images shown on television?

The questioner : Yes, they resemble them.

The Shaykh : It is not permissible. This is among the most severely forbidden types of play.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Because some people with limited vision distinguish between drawing a doll that has an existence and drawing a doll that has no existence. They claim that the hadiths in which it is said, "Bring to life what you have created," apply only to this second type, which has no counterpart in the creation of Allah the Exalted. This means that, in addition to being an error, we base our position on this error that this type of image-making is unanimously agreed to be forbidden.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : What else do you have?

The questioner : Likewise, we can apply the same ruling to a piece of cloth on which these same Jawaker are drawn; that is also not permissible.

The Shaykh : It is not permissible, no.