regarding the ruling on using idols, for example, those made of gold as jewelry or the like?
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The questioner : Shaykh, is it permissible to buy ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : images.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is it permissible to buy them for the purpose of destroying them?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, it is permissible, and we have qualified this by saying that it is only if they cannot be altered except by buying them. The purchase is permissible for the buyer, but forbidden for the seller.
The questioner : ... is permissible in their destruction ... the original ... the hadith is not clear regarding their destruction
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... and he did not mention their destruction, and likewise ...
The Shaykh : Yes, because if idols acquire a useful monetary value, such as wood, iron, gold, or silver, then if you buy them to use them in what is permissible, they are no longer idols. These are used in what is permissible: gold is made into jewelry, silver is made into jewelry, wood is made into a door, and so on.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : images.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is it permissible to buy them for the purpose of destroying them?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, it is permissible, and we have qualified this by saying that it is only if they cannot be altered except by buying them. The purchase is permissible for the buyer, but forbidden for the seller.
The questioner : ... is permissible in their destruction ... the original ... the hadith is not clear regarding their destruction
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... and he did not mention their destruction, and likewise ...
The Shaykh : Yes, because if idols acquire a useful monetary value, such as wood, iron, gold, or silver, then if you buy them to use them in what is permissible, they are no longer idols. These are used in what is permissible: gold is made into jewelry, silver is made into jewelry, wood is made into a door, and so on.