The Embalming of Animals and Visiting Their Exhibitions
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a relative of mine embalms some animals after they have died and sets up exhibitions for them. What is the ruling on his action? And what is the ruling on going to these exhibitions to see the embalmed animals?
Answer:
This is a form of idle nonsense that is not permissible, and it is a waste of money in vain. What is the reason for embalming slaughtered animals and displaying them in exhibitions? They are not embalmed unless there is a medical benefit for people of medicine and anatomy in order to benefit from them. As for an ordinary person who sets up exhibitions and trades in this, it is a form of idle nonsense that must be prevented.
Honorable Shaykh, a relative of mine embalms some animals after they have died and sets up exhibitions for them. What is the ruling on his action? And what is the ruling on going to these exhibitions to see the embalmed animals?
Answer:
This is a form of idle nonsense that is not permissible, and it is a waste of money in vain. What is the reason for embalming slaughtered animals and displaying them in exhibitions? They are not embalmed unless there is a medical benefit for people of medicine and anatomy in order to benefit from them. As for an ordinary person who sets up exhibitions and trades in this, it is a form of idle nonsense that must be prevented.
Source
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