What is the ruling on placing pictures of children, and are their pictures considered among the prohibited images of animate beings?
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Pictures of children are images of animate beings. If they are sculpted or hand-drawn, it is not permissible to hang them, and they are not to be analogized to permissible children's toys. However, if they are captured by a camera, there is a difference of opinion regarding their ruling. It is preferable not to hang them, unless hanging them leads to their veneration and exaggeration, in which case it becomes forbidden.
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