The hadith of the head of the image.

The questioner : Our Shaykh, there is a hadith . Does this fall under obscuring the face? If we assume there is an image or statue in the house, is it permissible to obscure the face, and is that sufficient?

The Shaykh : It is not the face, it is the head. Because your saying "the face" implies the head remains, and obscuring the face... the hadith says , meaning if the head is cut off and the rest of the body remains, it becomes like a tree, as stated in the authentic hadith. Therefore, it is necessary to do without the head of the image entirely.