Do the angels enter homes that contain necessary and non-disparaged images, such as those found in passports and ID cards?
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It has been reported that angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture (statues). This applies to forbidden pictures. As for permissible pictures, which the has allowed, they do not prevent angels from entering. Scholars have agreed on the permissibility of pictures on identification cards, passports, and whatever is necessitated by necessity or need.
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