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Removing pictures on children’s clothes

26-04-2001

Question 12422

my wifes son has clothes witch has pictures on them .The majority of his cloths have images.If I throw them away he will have very littel cloths;however I want to follow the quran and sunnah to the best of my ability.Please give me sincer advice.

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

Pictures of animate beings must be removed ,whether they are on clothing or other items. They may be removed by blotting them out. What is important is to erase the face by blotting it out or by stitching a piece of fabric over it so that the face will be obliterated. See also the answer to Question # 3332. And Allaah knows best.

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