The ruling on searching for buried Pharaonic artifacts and selling them
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In Egypt, there are some Pharaonic artifacts buried in the ground, and some people are able to extract them. Is it permissible to sell these items, knowing that they contain statues, images, and so on?
Answer:
It is not permissible to search for the artifacts of disbelievers, promote them, or sell them. This is not permissible, because this is imitating them and admiring their artifacts. This is an action of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Clinging to artifacts and exaggerating their value is an action of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and an action of the Jews and the Christians, and it is not an action of the Muslims.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In Egypt, there are some Pharaonic artifacts buried in the ground, and some people are able to extract them. Is it permissible to sell these items, knowing that they contain statues, images, and so on?
Answer:
It is not permissible to search for the artifacts of disbelievers, promote them, or sell them. This is not permissible, because this is imitating them and admiring their artifacts. This is an action of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Clinging to artifacts and exaggerating their value is an action of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and an action of the Jews and the Christians, and it is not an action of the Muslims.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [6] — alfawzan.live (59:25)
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