Ruling on buying toys in the shape of an animal or a human being
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to buy children's toys that come in the shape of an animal or a human being?
Answer:
It is safer to leave that alone due to the generality of the hadiths; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) emphasized the gravity of image-making, and clarified that its practitioners are the most severely punished of people on the Day of Resurrection. He said, (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 2109a, and he said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5362Sahih (Darussalam) In the authentic hadith, it is stated that he (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed: the one who consumes riba (usury or interest), the one who gives it, the one who tattoos, the one who gets tattooed, and he cursed the image-maker. And he said to 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): Riyad as-Salihin 1687 And when he entered the Ka'bah on the day of the Conquest, he defaced the images on its walls.
Some scholars have permitted playing with them; because they are worn out by young boys and young girls; because they are worn out, and they relied on what came from 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she had toys with her, and among them were horses with wings. They said: This indicates the permissibility of playing with images for children.
The answer to this is: That this, (may Allah know best), was before the prohibition, before the forbidding when she was young at the beginning of the Hijrah, for he (peace and blessings be upon him) married her and consummated the marriage with her when she was a small girl of nine years old. So perhaps this was before the prohibition of images. He (peace and blessings be upon him) was strict in this matter during his life in Madinah. Among the signs of this is that he (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon 'A'ishah one day and saw a curtain with images in it, so he tore it and said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 5362Sahih (Darussalam) So the safest course for the believer is not to take any of these images for young boys, but rather to bring other toys that are not images. This is the safest course for the believer. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to buy children's toys that come in the shape of an animal or a human being?
Answer:
It is safer to leave that alone due to the generality of the hadiths; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) emphasized the gravity of image-making, and clarified that its practitioners are the most severely punished of people on the Day of Resurrection. He said, (peace and blessings be upon him):
the most grievously tormented people on the Day of Resurrection would be the painters of pictures
أشد الناس عذابًا يوم القيامة المصورونThe makers of these images will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them: 'Bring to life that which you have created.'
إن أصحاب هذه الصور يعذبون يوم القيامة، ويقال لهم: أحيوا ما خلقتمSpare no portrait unwiped out
لا تدع صورة إلا طمستهاSome scholars have permitted playing with them; because they are worn out by young boys and young girls; because they are worn out, and they relied on what came from 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she had toys with her, and among them were horses with wings. They said: This indicates the permissibility of playing with images for children.
The answer to this is: That this, (may Allah know best), was before the prohibition, before the forbidding when she was young at the beginning of the Hijrah, for he (peace and blessings be upon him) married her and consummated the marriage with her when she was a small girl of nine years old. So perhaps this was before the prohibition of images. He (peace and blessings be upon him) was strict in this matter during his life in Madinah. Among the signs of this is that he (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon 'A'ishah one day and saw a curtain with images in it, so he tore it and said:
The makers of these images will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them: 'Bring to life that which you have created.'
إن أصحاب هذه الصور يعذبون يوم القيامة، ويقال لهم: أحيوا ما خلقتمThe presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
Source
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