Is it permissible to place taxidermied birds or others in the houses?
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The questioner : This question may be repeated, but because many people fall into this, either out of ignorance or negligence; is it permissible to place taxidermied birds or others in the houses?
The Shaykh : If the taxidermy does not involve torturing the animal, and it is taxidermied only after it has died, then there is nothing wrong with it. And I do not actually know the method of taxidermy; there may be a method in which the animal is subjected to some degree of torture, and this is not permissible in the Shari'ah, due to the well-known hadith in Sahih Muslim:. So if there are types of taxidermy in which some involve torturing the animal, it is not permissible. But if there is no torture in it, then there is no harm in it; because this is not from the category of image-making, but rather from the category of enjoying what Allah has created and what reminds one of the perfection of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in what He has made in His creation. So it is permissible with this condition.
Yes.
The Shaykh : If the taxidermy does not involve torturing the animal, and it is taxidermied only after it has died, then there is nothing wrong with it. And I do not actually know the method of taxidermy; there may be a method in which the animal is subjected to some degree of torture, and this is not permissible in the Shari'ah, due to the well-known hadith in Sahih Muslim:
Indeed, Allah has prescribed excellence in everything. So when you slaughter, do the slaughter well, and when you kill, do the killing well. Let one of you sharpen his blade and let him show mercy to his sacrificial animal.
إن الله كتب الإحسان في كل شيء ، فإذا ذبحتم فأحسنوا الذِّبحة ، وإذا قتلتم فأحسنوا القتلة ، وليحدَّ أحدكم شفرته ، وليرِحْ ذبيحتهYes.
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