What is the ruling on taxidermy of animals and displaying them as decoration?
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Question:
What is the ruling on one who taxidermies some animals and places them in homes as decoration? He says: What is the ruling on one who taxidermies some animals?
Answer:
These are carrion. The taxidermied ones are carrion; it is not permissible to use them or touch them because they are ritually impure and carrion. So it is not permissible. This is an action that is not permissible: taxidermy of animals and birds and placing them in houses as sights and decoration. This is not permissible because they are carrion.
What is the ruling on one who taxidermies some animals and places them in homes as decoration? He says: What is the ruling on one who taxidermies some animals?
Answer:
These are carrion. The taxidermied ones are carrion; it is not permissible to use them or touch them because they are ritually impure and carrion. So it is not permissible. This is an action that is not permissible: taxidermy of animals and birds and placing them in houses as sights and decoration. This is not permissible because they are carrion.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تحنيط الحيوانات ووضعها كزينة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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