Painting and Sculpture: Is It Permissible to Machine-Produce Dolls or Statues of Living Beings?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Painting and Sculpture: Is It Permissible to Machine-Produce Dolls or Statues of Living Beings?

English:

Question #1218:

Is it permissible to manufacture dolls and statues of beings having spirits like human beings by using machinery?

Answer #1218:

There is no harm in it.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Painting and Sculpture