Is the presence of statues used as children's toys forbidden in the home? What are the proofs of their prohibition? Are there contemporary fatwas that permit this? What is the opinion of the four imams on this?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The majority of scholars have permitted the making and selling of dolls, citing as evidence the of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) regarding her playing with dolls. This applies whether the dolls are in the form of human or animal figures, whether they are three-dimensional or not, and whether they have a real-life counterpart or not. This exception has been justified by the need for girls to train in raising children. It is thus more likely that there is no harm in toys depicting living beings that are specifically for children.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/97991
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 97991
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy