What is the ruling on keeping images in the form of animals?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you!
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Your Eminence, may Allah forgive you, what is the ruling on keeping images in the form of a cat, a horse, or birds, and placing them in the car or in the corners of the house, or for children to play with them, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible; this is forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that the angels do not enter a house in which there is an image, and this report is intended as a warning. Therefore, it is not lawful for anyone to place a three-dimensional image in his house, whether the image is of an elephant, a lion, a camel, or anything else.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Your Eminence, may Allah forgive you, what is the ruling on keeping images in the form of a cat, a horse, or birds, and placing them in the car or in the corners of the house, or for children to play with them, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible; this is forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that the angels do not enter a house in which there is an image, and this report is intended as a warning. Therefore, it is not lawful for anyone to place a three-dimensional image in his house, whether the image is of an elephant, a lion, a camel, or anything else.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.