Making a scarecrow
Fatwa No: 87839

Question

Please I need to know whether a Muslim can make a scarecrow since it has the figure of a human being.

Answer

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

There is no harm for a Muslim to make a scarecrow to frighten birds and drive away harm from the farm, as the purpose is to obtain a benefit.  Some of the people of knowledge said it is permissible to use some pictures to obtain a benefit. 

Al-Dassuqi said: 'There is an exception to what is forbidden, which is to make a doll for small girls to play with, this is permissible, and it is permissible to sell or buy dolls to teach the girls how to educate children.' 

Allah knows best.

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