Making images of living beings for festivals

Question

Question: Muslim confectioners make toys out of sweets on the occasion of Hindu festivals, in the shape of a cow, a buffalo, a bullock, a human being, a monkey and the like, and then sell them. What is the ruling for a Muslim confectioner on making images of living beings out of sweets and selling them?

Answer

Images of living beings — of stone, clay, sweets, toys — are all forbidden; it is necessary for Muslims to avoid this.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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