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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Embalming Animals

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on embalming animals, such as gazelles, crocodiles, monitor lizards, and others?

Answer:
These are impure carcasses; a carcass is impure carrion, and it is not permissible to keep it or let it remain in the house, because they are impure carcasses. Blind following should not lead us to keep these thorns and these carcasses in our homes.

The presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you,
Source 75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 06 — archive.org (36:54)

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