What is the ruling on watching animated films and cartoons with souls for entertainment instead of television, and what is the ruling on watching real animal programs? Do cloth and cotton dolls count as pictures and sculptures, and is it permissible to keep them until children arrive? What is the ruling on clothes with embroidered animal logos, and must their heads be blurred? What is the ruling on keeping cards with photographic images of animals, and metal signs with human shadows, human faces, or butterflies?
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It is permissible to watch cartoon films as long as they do not contain anything forbidden, while being keen to utilize time in what benefits one's religion and worldly life, such as contemplating Allah's creation when watching animal life films with a good intention. It is also permissible to have children's toys, but it is not permissible to keep them for decoration. It is permissible to use despised pictures and pictures on clothes, and there is no need to erase the head in them. As for photographic pictures on banners, it is more cautious to erase them.
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