What is the ruling on praying while carrying a key engraved with a lion's image?
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You can get rid of the image by removing only its head, based on the saying of Ibn Abbas: "The image is the head, so if the head is cut off, it is not an image." This was authenticated by Al-Albani. It is important to note that the prohibition of keeping images is not restricted to them being with you during prayer.
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