What is the ruling on playing with animal-shaped jigsaw puzzle games for children and adults, with the intention of entertainment and developing intelligence?
A Muslim should be keen to utilize their time and life effectively. Electronic games are permissible as long as they are free from inherent prohibitions or accompanying forbidden elements, and they improve thinking skills, concentration, and patience, and do not lead to negligence in one's duties towards Allah or creation, or falling into something forbidden, or habitually engaging in something disliked. Playing is permissible, especially for young children. The presence of animal images in these games is a matter of scholarly disagreement, and the fatwa issued on this matter is that it is permissible.
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