What is the ruling on keeping commemorative photos in the home, and is one who is unable to remove them, despite knowing of their impermissibility, sinful?
Scholars have differed on the ruling concerning photographic images of animate beings, while they have agreed on the prohibition of three-dimensional and drawn images of animate beings. They also differed on keeping pictures in general, with some prohibiting it, citing the hadith that angels do not enter a house in which there is a picture. As for hanging full-head pictures in homes, the majority of jurists have deemed it forbidden, relying on numerous proofs, including prophetic hadiths that prohibit pictures in homes and command their obliteration, and the story of Noah's people and how pictures led to extremism. Contemporary scholars believe that hanging pictures can lead to glorification and extremism, especially if the person in the picture holds a significant position or if it leads to infatuation. However, prayer in a house that contains pictures is valid. Effort should be made to convince family members to remove the pictures, but if a greater evil is feared, then one should limit themselves to advising with wisdom and good admonition.
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