Are We Allowed To Keep Rocking Horses In The House For Children To Play?
Question
Are we allowed to keep rocking horses in the house for children to play on?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
A rocking horse has an image of a horse. The image is regarded as an animate object, which is haram. Therefore it is not permissible to keep rocking horses in the house.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Saeed Ahmed Golaub
Jamaica
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
daruliftaa.net
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- Saeed Ahmed Golaub
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