The Sale, Purchase, and Keeping of Taxidermied Animals
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I have a friend who brought a taxidermied animal and wants to sell it. I told him that it is not permissible, that it is not permissible to sell it, buy it, or keep it, because I read in the magazine *Al-Buhuth al-'Ilmiyyah* (Scientific Research) that it must be destroyed, just as the Companions did with intoxicants. Is my statement correct and in accordance with the Shari'ah?
Answer:
Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the sale of carrion, intoxicants, and idols. It is not permissible to sell carrion, because carrion is forbidden and its price is forbidden, because when Allah forbids something, He forbids its price. It is not permissible to sell carrion, and a taxidermied animal is carrion, so it is not permissible to sell it. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I have a friend who brought a taxidermied animal and wants to sell it. I told him that it is not permissible, that it is not permissible to sell it, buy it, or keep it, because I read in the magazine *Al-Buhuth al-'Ilmiyyah* (Scientific Research) that it must be destroyed, just as the Companions did with intoxicants. Is my statement correct and in accordance with the Shari'ah?
Answer:
Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the sale of carrion, intoxicants, and idols. It is not permissible to sell carrion, because carrion is forbidden and its price is forbidden, because when Allah forbids something, He forbids its price. It is not permissible to sell carrion, and a taxidermied animal is carrion, so it is not permissible to sell it. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { إِنَّمَا ذَلِكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ يُخَوِّفُ أَوْلِيَاءَهُ فَلا تَخَافُوهُمْ وَخَافُونِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ } — islamhouse.com (1:10:46)
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