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Is it forbidden to own skull figurines (toys) due to their resemblance to devil worshippers, and must they be disposed of, and is it forbidden to have a large personal photograph in the room?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Images in the shape of skulls do not fall under the category of forbidden images, due to what Abu Hurairah narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Gabriel came to me and said: 'I came to you last night, and nothing prevented me from entering except that there were statues at the door, and there was a curtain in the house with images on it, and there was a dog in the house. So, order the head of the statue at the door to be cut off, so it becomes like the shape of a tree, and order the curtain to be cut into two thrown cushions to be trodden upon, and order the dog to be expelled.' So, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, did so." However, collecting these shapes and finding amusement in them is strange.

If your image is a three-dimensional statue, it is forbidden, due to what Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, narrated: "The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, returned from a journey, and I had covered a niche of mine with a patterned curtain that had images on it. When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saw it, he tore it down and said: 'The people who will receive the severest punishment on the Day of Resurrection are those who imitate Allah's creation.'" As for photographic images, scholars have differed regarding their ruling, and some have forbidden keeping pictures for memory, based on what the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, narrated that angels do not enter a house in which there is an image. And hanging pictures of this large size is even more strongly forbidden.

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