There are many pictures in our homes from magazines, toys, and other things. Do the angels refrain from entering our home, knowing that we do not want them, but it is difficult to remove them?
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The questioner : He says: There are many pictures in our homes from magazines, toys, and other things. Do the angels refrain from entering them, knowing that we do not want them, but it is difficult for us to remove them? O esteemed Shaykh, I hope for your guidance?
The Shaykh : It appears that these pictures do not prevent the angels from entering, because they are not intended.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Nor are they sought after, and the person does not care about them or looking at them; their presence or absence is the same to him. It appears that the angels do not refrain from entering the house in which they are, because the angels refraining from entering is a form of punishment for the owner of the house, and there is no punishment for something that is not forbidden to him. Nevertheless, it is better to keep away from them and to distance oneself from them. However, we do not say that this is forbidden, meaning that their remaining in the house is forbidden, for the reason we mentioned earlier, which is that they are not intended, and avoiding them is difficult for people. There is no problem with the angels entering the house if these pictures are not in it, but if these pictures are in it, there is a problem. However, it appears, and Allah knows best, that they do not refrain from entering, because keeping them in this manner is not intended for the picture. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. A final question in a listener's message.
The Shaykh : It appears that these pictures do not prevent the angels from entering, because they are not intended.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Nor are they sought after, and the person does not care about them or looking at them; their presence or absence is the same to him. It appears that the angels do not refrain from entering the house in which they are, because the angels refraining from entering is a form of punishment for the owner of the house, and there is no punishment for something that is not forbidden to him. Nevertheless, it is better to keep away from them and to distance oneself from them. However, we do not say that this is forbidden, meaning that their remaining in the house is forbidden, for the reason we mentioned earlier, which is that they are not intended, and avoiding them is difficult for people. There is no problem with the angels entering the house if these pictures are not in it, but if these pictures are in it, there is a problem. However, it appears, and Allah knows best, that they do not refrain from entering, because keeping them in this manner is not intended for the picture. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. A final question in a listener's message.