Shortened Question:

Are you allowed to keep rocking horses in the house for children to play on?

Question:

Are you 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

Mufti Saeed Ahmed Golaub

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