What is the ruling on killing birds and animals for taxidermy and trade?
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The questioner: Yesterday, for the army, they found for you.
The Shaykh: May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner: By Allah, O Shaykh, it is compulsory; that is how it is for everyone.
The Shaykh: Yes, you are correct; I am the one who is mistaken.
The questioner: My brother, I said regarding the killing of birds for taxidermy: in one of the tapes, I heard that killing birds for taxidermy and killing animals is not permissible in the Shari'ah except for a benefit. And when I came to you and said it is permissible for trade, in that tape I told my father that it is not permissible for trade because it is not the intended benefit.
The Shaykh: It is not permissible, my brother, because this is a benefit. Is it not permissible to benefit from the skins of wild animals, such as for shoes and clothing and the like, with the known conditions in the books of fiqh? It is permissible, it is permissible.
The Shaykh: May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner: By Allah, O Shaykh, it is compulsory; that is how it is for everyone.
The Shaykh: Yes, you are correct; I am the one who is mistaken.
The questioner: My brother, I said regarding the killing of birds for taxidermy: in one of the tapes, I heard that killing birds for taxidermy and killing animals is not permissible in the Shari'ah except for a benefit. And when I came to you and said it is permissible for trade, in that tape I told my father that it is not permissible for trade because it is not the intended benefit.
The Shaykh: It is not permissible, my brother, because this is a benefit. Is it not permissible to benefit from the skins of wild animals, such as for shoes and clothing and the like, with the known conditions in the books of fiqh? It is permissible, it is permissible.
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سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1115 — d3watuna.com (37:01)
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