Al-Albani: Pictures on Children’s Clothing
Shaykh Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī
Categorized under: Allowed vs. Not Allowed, Clothing and Dress, Fatāwá and Rulings, Prohibitions, Raising Children
Person asking: There are some clothes that belong to my young child that have pictures¹ on them. They were a gift—I don’t buy [such things]. Is it allowed for me to put them on her?
Shaikh Al-Albānī: After removing them,² [yes].
¹i.e., Islamically prohibited pictures like images of people or animals (creatures with souls), whether real or imaginary; images of women or private areas of the body; images, letters, words, or symbols promoting other religions, false worship, evil actions, or evil people; and other than that. (TR)
²Images of people or animals can be removed by defacing their heads; see Silsilah Al-Aḥādīth Aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah, ḥadīth no. 1921, vol. 4, p. 554. (TR)
Source: Fatāwá ʿabra Al-Hātif wa-l-Sayyarah, tape 81.