Fatwa ID: 06489
Answered by: Maulana Yūsuf Badāt
Question:
Can we have animals in our homes? I mean for decorating purposes like a peacock or a horse figurine?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Having figures of animate objects such as animals in the home is Islamically detestable as it deprives the home of blessings and angelic presence.
The Prophet Muḥammad (peace and blessing be upon him) said, “Angels [of mercy] do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture [of animated beings].” – (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2106)1
“Jābir narrated that the Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited having images [of animated beings] in the house, and he prohibited making them.” – (Tirmidhī 1749)2
Only Allāh knows best
Written by Maulana Yūsuf Badāt
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
1 عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لاَ تَدْخُلُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ كَلْبٌ وَلاَ صُورَةٌ – رواه مسلم ٢١٠٦
2 عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الصُّورَةِ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَنَهَى أَنْ يُصْنَعَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَأَبِي طَلْحَةَ وَعَائِشَةَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ جَابِرٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ – رواه الترمذي ١٧٤٩
