The ruling on keeping taxidermied animals
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on keeping stuffed animals, where they are killed, their insides are removed, and they are stuffed to look like they are alive?
Answer:
These are remnants and corpses; it is not permissible to keep them. These are animal remnants and corpses; it is not permissible to keep them, because this is a form of frivolity and a waste of money. Also, they are ritually impure; they are carrion. Yes, carrion.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on keeping stuffed animals, where they are killed, their insides are removed, and they are stuffed to look like they are alive?
Answer:
These are remnants and corpses; it is not permissible to keep them. These are animal remnants and corpses; it is not permissible to keep them, because this is a form of frivolity and a waste of money. Also, they are ritually impure; they are carrion. Yes, carrion.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2558 -2802] حكم اقتناء الحيوانات المحنطة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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