Teddy bears
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bintul islam
biz musulmanikh
Salam awb sis, well Im not really sure 'islamically'. All I can say, and this is purely my opinion, is if its for a kid to play with, then ishala its ok. My proof is that Aisha ra had dolls which she used to play with and nabi Mohammed asw never objected. Hope that helps.
ShahnazZ
Striving2BeAStranger
Her dolls were faceless. I think I heard somewhere that children are allowed to play with dolls and bears as long as it's just for play but you still might want to get it looked into.
bintul islam
biz musulmanikh
Salam awb, someone said Aisha ra dolls were faceless? Any proof? I can actually imagin it coz her dolls were rag dolls, but now, dolls are plastic, even the fabric ones have faces...this is very weir indeed. You might have to sew a teddy bear without a face...lol
abou haytam
Junior Member
Exemption of (baby) dolls from the ruling on haraam images
Question:
I have read all your answers regarding pictures for children. In my home, we have no pictures or animate (2-D and 3-D) figures, apart from these for children. In answering a question about photos, you stated no 3-dimensional images were allowed. Can you please explain the tradition where Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) had a small toy unicorn (or similar) that she played with as a child, and the Prophet did not stop her.
Please answer this question, as all practising muslims I know have toys for their children. We all seek the right path of Islam.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Those toys which are made of wool are not considered to be images, because they do not have a head apart from a piece of wool, and it does not have the features of the face such as eyes, nose, mouth or ears. If an image does not have a head or any facial features, it is exempt from the ruling prohibiting images.
Even if we assume that it is an image, this does not mean that all images are permitted. Rather it is an exemption from the prohibition for a legitimate shar’i purpose, which is to teach girls how to care for babies and to develop maternal feelings in their hearts, in order to prepare them for the future.
Most of the scholars have exempted the making of girls’ toys from the prohibition on making images and statues. This is the view of the Maalikis, Shaafa’is and Hanbalis. Al-Qaadi ‘Iyaad narrated that most of the scholars said that this is permissible, and he was followed in that by al-Nawawi in his commentary on Muslim. He said: “Exempted from the prohibition on making images that have a shadow are things that are used as toys for girls, because of the exemption that was narrated concerning that. This means that it is permissible, whether they are toys in the shape of people or animals, three-dimensional or otherwise, and whether they are supposed to represent real animals or not, such as a horse with wings…
The majority of scholars quote as evidence for this exemption the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) in which she says:
“I used to play with dolls in the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). I had friends who used to play with me. When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came in, they would hide themselves, then he would call them to join me and play with me.”
According to another report, she said that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came back from the battle of Tabook or Khaybar, and there was a curtain in her alcove. The wind blew and lifted the curtain, showing some dolls with which ‘Aa’ishah was playing. He said, “What is this, O ‘Aa’ishah?” She said, “My daughters.” Among them he saw a mare with wings made of leather.” He said, ‘And what is this that I see in the midst of them?” She said, “A mare.” He said, “What is this on it?” She said, “Wings.” He said, “A mare with wings?” She said, “Have you not heard that Sulaymaan had a horse with wings?” She said, the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) smiled so broadly that I could see his eyeteeth.
The Maalikis, Shaafa’is and Hanbalis interpreted this as an exemption for making toys because of the necessity of educating girls in how to bring up children. This interpretation is obvious if the toy is in the form of a human, but it is not obvious if it is in the form of a horse with wings. Hence al-Haleemi used this report and others to support his argument. He said: “There are two benefits of that in the case of girls, one immediate and one which comes later. The immediate benefit is that they have fun, which is one of the most effective means of child development. If a child is well taken care of and feels happy and content, his development will be stronger and better. That is because joy energizes the mind, which in turn energizes the soul, and that has an effect on the body and produces physical strength. The benefit which is seen later on is that through that (play), the girls learn how to deal with children, love them and feel compassion for them, and that becomes second nature to them, so that when they grow up and see for themselves the things they used to play at, they will find that the compassion they used to play at is something very real indeed. Ibn Hajar quoted in al-Fath from someone who thought that making toys was haraam, and that it had been permitted at first but was then abrogated by the general prohibition on making images. He responded by noting that the abrogation could have been the other way round and that the permission to make toys came later, on the grounds that in the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) about her toys, there is the indication that this happened at a later date, because it mentions that this happened when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came back from Tabook. So the apparent meaning is that it happened later on. (al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah – Maaddat al-Tasweer)
Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=9473&ln=eng&txt=لعب الأطفال
abou haytam
Junior Member
Ruling on keeping pictures and children’s toys
Question:
We know from Hadith that the Angels do not enter into a house where pictures/phograhps of living things (humans or animals )are displased.
What is the ruling for keeping the photographs of family relatives and pictures appearing in magazines/news papers etc. and toys like dolls and sruptures of animals.
Your kind reply based on teaching of Quran and Hadith is most kindly requested. May Allah bless you for this act of kindness.
answer:
http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=20325&ln=eng&txt=لعب الأطفال
Happy 2BA Muslim
Islamophilic
:salam2:
Most of the scholars have exempted the making of girls’ toys from the prohibition on making images and statues. This is the view of the Maalikis, Shaafa’is and Hanbalis. Al-Qaadi ‘Iyaad narrated that most of the scholars said that this is permissible, and he was followed in that by al-Nawawi in his commentary on Muslim. He said: “Exempted from the prohibition on making images that have a shadow are things that are used as toys for girls, because of the exemption that was narrated concerning that. This means that it is permissible, whether they are toys in the shape of people or animals, three-dimensional or otherwise, and whether they are supposed to represent real animals or not, such as a horse with wings…
The majority of scholars quote as evidence for this exemption the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) in which she says:
“I used to play with dolls in the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). I had friends who used to play with me. When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came in, they would hide themselves, then he would call them to join me and play with me.”
According to another report, she said that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came back from the battle of Tabook or Khaybar, and there was a curtain in her alcove. The wind blew and lifted the curtain, showing some dolls with which ‘Aa’ishah was playing. He said,
“What is this, O ‘Aa’ishah?” She said, “My daughters.” Among them he saw a mare with wings made of leather.” He said, ‘And what is this that I see in the midst of them?” She said, “A mare.” He said, “What is this on it?” She said, “Wings.” He said, “A mare with wings?” She said, “Have you not heard that Sulaymaan had a horse with wings?” She said, the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) smiled so broadly that I could see his eyeteeth.
The Maalikis, Shaafa’is and Hanbalis interpreted this as an exemption for making toys because of the necessity of educating girls in how to bring up children. This interpretation is obvious if the toy is in the form of a human, but it is not obvious if it is in the form of a horse with wings. Hence al-Haleemi used this report and others to support his argument. He said: “There are two benefits of that in the case of girls, one immediate and one which comes later. The immediate benefit is that they have fun, which is one of the most effective means of child development. If a child is well taken care of and feels happy and content, his development will be stronger and better. That is because joy energizes the mind, which in turn energizes the soul, and that has an effect on the body and produces physical strength. The benefit which is seen later on is that through that (play), the girls learn how to deal with children, love them and feel compassion for them, and that becomes second nature to them, so that when they grow up and see for themselves the things they used to play at, they will find that the compassion they used to play at is something very real indeed.
Ibn Hajar quoted in al-Fath from someone who thought that making toys was haraam, and that it had been permitted at first but was then abrogated by the general prohibition on making images. He responded by noting that the abrogation could have been the other way round and that the permission to make toys came later, on the grounds that in the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) about her toys, there is the indication that this happened at a later date, because it mentions that this happened when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came back from Tabook. So the apparent meaning is that it happened later on. (al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah – Maaddat al-Tasweer)
Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
:salam2:
Most of the scholars have exempted the making of girls’ toys from the prohibition on making images and statues. This is the view of the Maalikis, Shaafa’is and Hanbalis. Al-Qaadi ‘Iyaad narrated that most of the scholars said that this is permissible, and he was followed in that by al-Nawawi in his commentary on Muslim. He said: “Exempted from the prohibition on making images that have a shadow are things that are used as toys for girls, because of the exemption that was narrated concerning that. This means that it is permissible, whether they are toys in the shape of people or animals, three-dimensional or otherwise, and whether they are supposed to represent real animals or not, such as a horse with wings…
The majority of scholars quote as evidence for this exemption the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) in which she says:
“I used to play with dolls in the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). I had friends who used to play with me. When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came in, they would hide themselves, then he would call them to join me and play with me.”
According to another report, she said that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came back from the battle of Tabook or Khaybar, and there was a curtain in her alcove. The wind blew and lifted the curtain, showing some dolls with which ‘Aa’ishah was playing. He said,
“What is this, O ‘Aa’ishah?” She said, “My daughters.” Among them he saw a mare with wings made of leather.” He said, ‘And what is this that I see in the midst of them?” She said, “A mare.” He said, “What is this on it?” She said, “Wings.” He said, “A mare with wings?” She said, “Have you not heard that Sulaymaan had a horse with wings?” She said, the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) smiled so broadly that I could see his eyeteeth.
The Maalikis, Shaafa’is and Hanbalis interpreted this as an exemption for making toys because of the necessity of educating girls in how to bring up children. This interpretation is obvious if the toy is in the form of a human, but it is not obvious if it is in the form of a horse with wings. Hence al-Haleemi used this report and others to support his argument. He said: “There are two benefits of that in the case of girls, one immediate and one which comes later. The immediate benefit is that they have fun, which is one of the most effective means of child development. If a child is well taken care of and feels happy and content, his development will be stronger and better. That is because joy energizes the mind, which in turn energizes the soul, and that has an effect on the body and produces physical strength. The benefit which is seen later on is that through that (play), the girls learn how to deal with children, love them and feel compassion for them, and that becomes second nature to them, so that when they grow up and see for themselves the things they used to play at, they will find that the compassion they used to play at is something very real indeed.
Ibn Hajar quoted in al-Fath from someone who thought that making toys was haraam, and that it had been permitted at first but was then abrogated by the general prohibition on making images. He responded by noting that the abrogation could have been the other way round and that the permission to make toys came later, on the grounds that in the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) about her toys, there is the indication that this happened at a later date, because it mentions that this happened when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came back from Tabook. So the apparent meaning is that it happened later on. (al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah – Maaddat al-Tasweer)
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Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
:salam2:
Happy 2BA Muslim
Islamophilic
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Sorry! It seems that Brother Abou Haytham beat me.
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Sorry! It seems that Brother Abou Haytham beat me.
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abou haytam
Junior Member
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Sorry! It seems that Brother Abou Haytham beat me.
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I use arabic key words on islam-qa, it seems i become Abou islam-qa not abou haytam .
Na`am akhi I can see that because when you paste your URL's I can see all the keywords you used. I always remove them before providing links so that keywords in the fataawaa are not highlighted.
I remember reading a fatwa of Shaykh Al-Albaanee on the issue. He said that the exemption is an exception to the general rule; that images and their like are prohibited. So one for example, cannot extend and make the claim that they are also allowed for male children. As further proof he mentioned that the hadeeth is specific to girls, so those who extend this ruling to include boys are in error. I also read that the type of dolls that were known to be possessed by the `arab were faceless, but I don't know if the Shaykh mentioned this or not. I have the fatwa (which is actually regarding clothing) on my laptop. When I use it, I'll convey whatever else is related to this discussion inshaa' Allaah.
Anyway we should be cautious and refrain from speaking about a matter until we have some firm knowledge in the issue. Remember that the salaf use to fear Allaah when speaking about rulings, to the extent that they'd often send the questioner to their companions.
Wa`alaykum us-salaam.
bintul islam
biz musulmanikh
May Allah sw bless you abou haytam, Happy 2BA Muslim and Al-Kashmiri along with every other Muslim. Marshala you three are like the imams of TTI or something, always competing to provide the answers to our questions.
JazakumAllahu khairan
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JazakumAllahu khairan
:ma:
BaarakAllaah feeki sis.
We are far less than Imams, we are slaves of Ar-Rahmaan; we are worshippers, not scholars or even students of knowledge or whatever is less than that. However we love Allaah, Islaam, Muhammad sal-Allaahu `alayhi wasallam, his Sunnah and their people, especially the scholars of them.
As for competing then it is fine to compete for the sake of Allaah (to draw nearer to Him via deeds), as long as we are doing it PURELY for Allaah's sake. If riya (showing off) and its manifestations (seeking fame or to be heard etc) or wealth or another purpose enters into this, then there is no reward for such a person. May Allaah keep us away from Hidden Shirk; showing off!
I read a statement of the salaf this morning, 'Knowledge is worship'. Subhaan Allaah!
We are far less than Imams, we are slaves of Ar-Rahmaan; we are worshippers, not scholars or even students of knowledge or whatever is less than that. However we love Allaah, Islaam, Muhammad sal-Allaahu `alayhi wasallam, his Sunnah and their people, especially the scholars of them.
As for competing then it is fine to compete for the sake of Allaah (to draw nearer to Him via deeds), as long as we are doing it PURELY for Allaah's sake. If riya (showing off) and its manifestations (seeking fame or to be heard etc) or wealth or another purpose enters into this, then there is no reward for such a person. May Allaah keep us away from Hidden Shirk; showing off!
I read a statement of the salaf this morning, 'Knowledge is worship'. Subhaan Allaah!
Yes it is prohibited for adults. Read my first post again, the paraphrasing of what Shaykh Al-Albaanee said. He said that it is only permitted for girls.
Sweet Insanity
90's Child
i thought it was just of people u dont know?
my room is full of baby photos of my parents! lol
ive got a china doll and scares me but i dont want to get rid of my glow-a-lot care bear! lol
but yea someone please enlighten me on the "photos" thing..
God Bless
MissIraq93
my room is full of baby photos of my parents! lol
ive got a china doll and scares me but i dont want to get rid of my glow-a-lot care bear! lol
but yea someone please enlighten me on the "photos" thing..
God Bless
MissIraq93
hmm.....gosh I have so many to get rid of. it's a shame since it makes my room look nice! oh well i'll just wait till i go to heaven insha'allah then i'll have teddy bears made out of gold or pearls or something crazy like that! lol. thanx for the information!
Baarak Allaah feek. Sister Sweet Insanity, we'll discuss this in another thread inshaa' Allaah, lets keep this one about the teddy bears and dolls etc.
Just to some up, the scholars of Ahl us-Sunnah have said that photography is prohibited, except of necessary purposes like ID cards, catching criminals etc. Some scholars have argued that photographs aren't totally prohibited as when you see a photograph, one knows that it is Allaah's creation, and not someone mimicing Allaah's creation as in a painting or statue. However, they say that it doesn't mean that you can keep photographs of memories etc. I know some people differ, but I think this needs another thread!
Just to some up, the scholars of Ahl us-Sunnah have said that photography is prohibited, except of necessary purposes like ID cards, catching criminals etc. Some scholars have argued that photographs aren't totally prohibited as when you see a photograph, one knows that it is Allaah's creation, and not someone mimicing Allaah's creation as in a painting or statue. However, they say that it doesn't mean that you can keep photographs of memories etc. I know some people differ, but I think this needs another thread!