The Ruling on Keeping Taxidermied Animals
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Is keeping taxidermied animals a form of image-making that is prohibited?
Keeping taxidermied animals is not among the prohibited forms of image-making, because you are only taking what Allah created, are they not among Allah’s creations? However, the matter remains to be considered: if the animal is of a type that is not eaten, it is ritually impure and it is not permissible to keep it. If it is of a type that is eaten but was not slaughtered according to the Shari'ah, it is also ritually impure and it is not permissible to keep it. But if it is of a type that is eaten and you slaughtered it properly and then taxidermied it, there is nothing wrong with it. If a great deal of money is spent on it, this would be a waste of wealth.
Keeping taxidermied animals is not among the prohibited forms of image-making, because you are only taking what Allah created, are they not among Allah’s creations? However, the matter remains to be considered: if the animal is of a type that is not eaten, it is ritually impure and it is not permissible to keep it. If it is of a type that is eaten but was not slaughtered according to the Shari'ah, it is also ritually impure and it is not permissible to keep it. But if it is of a type that is eaten and you slaughtered it properly and then taxidermied it, there is nothing wrong with it. If a great deal of money is spent on it, this would be a waste of wealth.