What is the ruling on selling artifacts to museums?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on selling artifacts to museums if they are to be placed there for the sake of adornment?
Answer:
It is not permissible to sell idols or the remnants of idols; this is not permissible. As for artifacts that are collectibles, such as when you have collectibles or vessels or old items, cups, or not silver, or carpets, or this is not an easy matter. But to sell something of the idols or of the artifacts of the polytheists, this is not permissible. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on selling artifacts to museums if they are to be placed there for the sake of adornment?
Answer:
It is not permissible to sell idols or the remnants of idols; this is not permissible. As for artifacts that are collectibles, such as when you have collectibles or vessels or old items, cups, or not silver, or carpets, or this is not an easy matter. But to sell something of the idols or of the artifacts of the polytheists, this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم بيع الآثار للمتاحف؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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