Is it permissible to pray in a room with decorations of dolls and toys? Is it true that angels do not enter homes that contain dolls and toys? Is this part of Islam? What is the proof of its authenticity from a sound hadith?
Firstly: The prohibition of drawing and sculpting animate beings has been established, and that the angels of mercy do not enter a house in which there are forbidden images. This includes statues, photographs, and drawn images of animate beings that are not essential. Essential images, such as those in official documents, and images that are treated with disrespect, like those on carpets and children's toys, are excluded.
Secondly: There is no harm in performing Salat (prayer) in a place with permissible images. However, performing Salat in a place with forbidden images is disliked, even though the prayer itself is valid. Nevertheless, the fundamental principle is not to hang forbidden images.
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