Three-dimensional images for children: Are they permissible?
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The questioner : Regarding three-dimensional images, there is a single opinion by consensus that three-dimensional images for children are forbidden...?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a pertinent question. It asks: If the three-dimensional image is for children, is there a concession for it? Some people said there is a concession for it based on what is established in the authentic hadith that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) had dolls that she played with. He said this indicates that these dolls for small children to play with are permissible. But we do not know if the images of that era were like the images of our time, or if they were just a frame; Allah knows best, I do not know. But, praise be to Allah, recently it has started to appear that there are girls' dolls made of cotton or something similar, which do not have eyes or a nose. This is good, and praise be to Allah that Allah guided people to this, and it has become popular among people. Boys may be excused for what is not excused for others, and for this reason, they are excused for playing with what is forbidden for adults. They are excused for taking these dolls. A small girl, if she has a doll to play with, sees it as her real daughter; she rocks it, puts it to sleep, turns on the air conditioner for it, places it near the air conditioner, or otherwise says, "The fan is scorching the girl," treating it exactly like a daughter. And I remember more than that: they hold a wedding ceremony for it, they dress it in beautiful clothes. Therefore, a concession was made for this, her chest expands, and she gets used to raising children in the future. And I, in truth, I do not tighten the ruling... I do not tighten it completely, but it is possible to erase the face so that the facial features disappear.
The questioner : In something he is eating now.
The Shaykh : What is he eating?
The questioner : ....
The Shaykh : Where does what he ate go?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, it is not sufficient without this.
The questioner : What is the answer to...?
The Shaykh : The answer is that Ibn Abbas understood it better than him, and the hadith in which Allah the Exalted said: This is from the category of challenge, meaning you cannot create even a grain without a soul. As for the forbidden thing whose doer was cursed, which came in the hadith: Riyad as-Salihin 1544
The questioner : ...it has no benefit.
The Shaykh : No, perhaps there is a benefit, for example, to prove a specific case. Students went on a trip, they must prove it to the authorities, and the like.
The questioner : Is this a dire necessity?
The Shaykh : No, it is not a dire necessity, because it can be proven by the testimony of two people.
The reciter: The chapter on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Sad 38:75]
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a pertinent question. It asks: If the three-dimensional image is for children, is there a concession for it? Some people said there is a concession for it based on what is established in the authentic hadith that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) had dolls that she played with. He said this indicates that these dolls for small children to play with are permissible. But we do not know if the images of that era were like the images of our time, or if they were just a frame; Allah knows best, I do not know. But, praise be to Allah, recently it has started to appear that there are girls' dolls made of cotton or something similar, which do not have eyes or a nose. This is good, and praise be to Allah that Allah guided people to this, and it has become popular among people. Boys may be excused for what is not excused for others, and for this reason, they are excused for playing with what is forbidden for adults. They are excused for taking these dolls. A small girl, if she has a doll to play with, sees it as her real daughter; she rocks it, puts it to sleep, turns on the air conditioner for it, places it near the air conditioner, or otherwise says, "The fan is scorching the girl," treating it exactly like a daughter. And I remember more than that: they hold a wedding ceremony for it, they dress it in beautiful clothes. Therefore, a concession was made for this, her chest expands, and she gets used to raising children in the future. And I, in truth, I do not tighten the ruling... I do not tighten it completely, but it is possible to erase the face so that the facial features disappear.
The questioner : In something he is eating now.
The Shaykh : What is he eating?
The questioner : ....
The Shaykh : Where does what he ate go?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, it is not sufficient without this.
The questioner : What is the answer to...?
The Shaykh : The answer is that Ibn Abbas understood it better than him, and the hadith in which Allah the Exalted said:
So create a grain
فلتخلقوا حبةhe will be asked to infuse spirit therein, which he will not be able to do
كلف أن ينفخ فيها الروح وليس ينافخThe questioner : ...it has no benefit.
The Shaykh : No, perhaps there is a benefit, for example, to prove a specific case. Students went on a trip, they must prove it to the authorities, and the like.
The questioner : Is this a dire necessity?
The Shaykh : No, it is not a dire necessity, because it can be proven by the testimony of two people.
The reciter: The chapter on the saying of Allah the Exalted: