Does the presence of pictures of animate beings in the house prevent angels from entering a Muslim's home, even if the Muslim's own room is free of pictures?
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Angels do not enter places that contain forbidden images. This restriction applies only to the room where the image is located and does not include other parts of the house that are free of images. The proof for this is the : "Indeed, the house that contains images, the angels do not enter it." The word "house" here means the room or the specific place, as interpreted by the scholars.
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