Is it permissible to deface images so that they are not worshipped, and how does this relate to the entry of the angels?

The questioner : Defacing them is a countermeasure against the fear that they will be worshipped, but what about the entry of the angels?

The Shaykh : Everything that is permitted by dispensation does not prevent the angels from entering. For this reason, the stronger position regarding a dog—specifically a hunting dog—is that the angels do not refrain from entering the house in which it is present. If the angels were to refrain from entering a house containing such a dog, there would be a contradiction, because preventing the angels from entering is a form of punishment.