What is meant by statues and images? And what is the ruling on their presence in the home?
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Lexically, a "statue" (timthal) is an image, even if it casts no shadow. Lexically, "imaging" (tasweer) is the act of making or creating an image, whether it is three-dimensional or two-dimensional.
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