The Ruling on Embalming Animals and Displaying Them in Exhibitions
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Question:
And in the same Shaykh, may Allah love you, one of my relatives performs taxidermy on some animals after they have been wounded, and he holds some exhibitions with them. What is the ruling on that? And what is the ruling on going to the exhibitions to see his taxidermy?
Answer:
This is a type of nonsense that is not permissible, and it is a waste of money in vain. The reason for taxidermy of slaughtered animals and placing them in exhibitions is that they are only taxidermied if there is a medical benefit for the people of medicine and anatomy in order to benefit from them. As for an ordinary person who sets up exhibitions and trade, this is nonsense that must be prevented.
And in the same Shaykh, may Allah love you, one of my relatives performs taxidermy on some animals after they have been wounded, and he holds some exhibitions with them. What is the ruling on that? And what is the ruling on going to the exhibitions to see his taxidermy?
Answer:
This is a type of nonsense that is not permissible, and it is a waste of money in vain. The reason for taxidermy of slaughtered animals and placing them in exhibitions is that they are only taxidermied if there is a medical benefit for the people of medicine and anatomy in order to benefit from them. As for an ordinary person who sets up exhibitions and trade, this is nonsense that must be prevented.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7/3/14 شرح مسائل الجاهلية / الشريط السابع / جزء٣ — youtube.com (3:04)
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