We see many people going to museums to look at statues and images; is this a sin or not?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, we see many people going to museums and looking at statues and images to marvel at them. Is this a sin or not?
The Shaykh : If they are the creation of Allah, then it is not a sin.
The questioner : No, those made by...
The Shaykh : No, my brother, this is not permissible.
The questioner : Many people go to museums and marvel at them.
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not. Those who go to the museum marvel at things that are not made by humans. Some museums contain, for example, inflated images, meaning real mummified images.
The questioner : O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : If they are the creation of Allah, then it is not a sin.
The questioner : No, those made by...
The Shaykh : No, my brother, this is not permissible.
The questioner : Many people go to museums and marvel at them.
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not. Those who go to the museum marvel at things that are not made by humans. Some museums contain, for example, inflated images, meaning real mummified images.
The questioner : O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.