When Is Income Earned Be Categorized As Haram?
So, since their job is to make dolls (objects, not living beings), even though they may commit minor sins in the process, these sins do not lead to major sins such as adultery, and as much as possible, the dolls do not resemble real people (they can use anime characters or other cartoon characters). Even if there is a resemblance to real people, it must be immediately disclosed to the person involved to prevent it from becoming another issue (i.e., sexual harassment). Therefore, after going through all of that, the sale of sex dolls is still permissible, because what is being sold is a doll, not a picture of a real person (I consider a photo of a real person to be the same as the person themselves, which means that if someone is photographed naked, then looking at the photo is the same as seeing them naked. This is because it reflects the light from the person being photographed. Therefore, since dolls are made by hand or machine, they are not the same as photos). Is my answer correct, sir?
Perhaps what you mean is that if an image or doll is too similar to a real person, then I agree that it should be prohibited. For example, if someone tried to make a sex doll that looked like my wife, I would certainly be angry and would sue the person who did it. Even though it is only an image and not a photo, if someone tries to harass my wife by making a sex doll, I understand that the income from this kind of work is clearly haram. This is because it is the same as trying to harass a woman, which can be categorized as tabarruj and falls under the hadith about naked women who try to mislead someone onto the wrong path. Then, unlike the first case, if someone tries to make a sex doll with references from cartoon or anime characters, then all of the above points will disappear (because here he is not trying to represent someone in the real world, so the problematic things in the first case will disappear). I understand that making pictures or dolls in the form of naked women is not good. Those who make sex dolls cannot openly sell their dolls in public while naked; they must wear clothes when selling them. So, you always have to look at the conditions and the place where they are selling. If it is disturbing and leads to grave sin… then clearly this is not allowed. Additionally, instinctively, I cannot equate images of a naked woman with images of naked cartoons. Both are indeed bad, but not to the same extent. Naturally, I think this way, sir. Is my thinking correct?
Most of what you said is correct. If these conditions are fulfilled, the income from such a sale would not be considered haram. However, from the broader perspective of Tazkiya in Islam, this type of business remains generally discouraged.