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Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
It is well known that Islam has forbidden image-making, drawing and sculpting every animate being that Allaah has created; there are stern warnings issued to those who do that.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ?The most severely punished of the people on the Day of Resurrection will be the image-makers.? Narrated by AL-Bukhaari (5950) and Muslim (2109).
The issue of animated drawings and cartoons is one of the most serious educational issues, because of the immense effect that these films have on children?s developing characters, and because they have become a primary educational tool in many countries nowadays.
At this stage the heart and mind of the child is like a blank page; nothing crosses it but it leaves an imprint.
Ibn AL-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Tuhfat AL-Mawdood (240):
One thing that the child desperately needs is for care to be taken with regard to his morals and attitude, for he will grow up with whatever the one who is raising him accustoms him to when he is small, and when he grows older it becomes difficult for him to change what he has got used to; these attitudes and characteristics that have become deeply ingrained in him, even if he tries to suppress them, they will always surface and expose him. End quote.
PLease read the ruling (as pertaining to Islamic jurisprudence, quran and sunnah) in this matter:
http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/71170
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