What is the ruling on angels entering a house that contains schoolbooks, newspapers, or food packaging with pictures, in accordance with the hadith: "Angels do not enter a house in which there are pictures"?
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The , "Angels do not enter a house in which there is a picture," is authentic, and it refers to prohibited pictures. As for pictures that are permissible, such as those that are dishonored (memtahana), or those on packaging, or educational materials free from prohibitions, or those that are incomplete to the extent that life cannot exist within them, or dolls for girls, these do not prevent the entry of angels.
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