The ruling on purchasing taxidermied animals for decoration
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on using or purchasing taxidermied animals, knowing that they are not hung up, but rather placed for decoration?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is one aspect. Taxidermied animals are impure, so it is not permissible to buy them. Their price is forbidden. Selling them is forbidden, and their price is forbidden. Buying them is forbidden. So it is not permissible to keep them in the house, as they are impure.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on using or purchasing taxidermied animals, knowing that they are not hung up, but rather placed for decoration?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is one aspect. Taxidermied animals are impure, so it is not permissible to buy them. Their price is forbidden. Selling them is forbidden, and their price is forbidden. Buying them is forbidden. So it is not permissible to keep them in the house, as they are impure.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الكفاءة والخيار — islamhouse.com (1:03:27)
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