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What is the ruling on selling popular Egyptian statues and hollow pottery and pottery faces that do not represent a specific person?

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It has been previously clarified that trading in statues of animate beings is forbidden, in all their forms, whether for commemoration or decoration, with the exception of dolls for girls. It was narrated from Ibn al-Arabi that there is a consensus on the prohibition of a three-dimensional image (that casts a shadow), whether it is treated with disrespect or not. However, Ibn Hajar exempted dolls for girls from this consensus.

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