Is it permissible to buy and sell decorations made from animal bones?
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The questioner:
Some people make decorations from animal bones, such as elephant bones and others. Is it permissible to buy and sell them? There is no harm in the bones, or in things like an elephant’s tusk, from which they make ivory. It is a valuable item, placed in collections of curiosities. There is nothing wrong with this.
The Shaykh:
To conclude, it is permissible to take a piece from the tusk, because it is considered detached. The tooth is considered detached. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. He says: Salam.
The questioner:
Is it permissible to take its hair and wool?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to take its teeth. Yes.
Some people make decorations from animal bones, such as elephant bones and others. Is it permissible to buy and sell them? There is no harm in the bones, or in things like an elephant’s tusk, from which they make ivory. It is a valuable item, placed in collections of curiosities. There is nothing wrong with this.
The Shaykh:
To conclude, it is permissible to take a piece from the tusk, because it is considered detached. The tooth is considered detached. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. He says: Salam.
The questioner:
Is it permissible to take its hair and wool?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to take its teeth. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز شراء وبيع مناظر من عظم الحيوانات؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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