Permissible Dolls
Question
Is it permissible to make a doll that has no features and no head but has arms and legs and ears?
Answer
Making such a doll will be permitted, since the doll does not have a head.
- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue
For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.
Source: Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville — https://www.iftadua.co.za/permissible_dolls/9604/
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/azaadville-9604
Same question, other Darul Iftas
The closest match from each Darul Ifta, found by wording. Check that the question matches yours.
Mufti Online25 Jan 2020Making and selling dolls without headsIs it permissible for me to make dolls without heads and sell them for children to play with?
Ibn Masood31 Jul 2022Girls playing with dollsThere are dolls for girls that are being sold without eyes, ears and a mouth. However, there is a head…
Related fatawa
Azaadville30 Oct 2024Covering A Dolls EyesIf the eyes are scratched out from a doll, will it be permissible to keep such a doll? What if the whole…- Azaadville30 Oct 2024Selling Dolls Without EyesWill it be permissible to sell dolls which have the shape of a bunny, but does not have any physical (eyes…
Ask Imaam27 Aug 2000Can we get toys like dolls and bears for our kids which have eyes nose and ears etc. What if we cover the eyes of the toys can we then use…- Azaadville30 Oct 2024Dolls And FigurinesI would like to know what is the ruling with regard to children having dolls, how exactly should the doll be…