Is it permissible to sell elephant tusks?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Is it permissible for us to benefit from elephant tusks? In our country, they are bought and sold.
The Shaykh : Yes, elephant tusks.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, some scholars hold that there is no harm in selling them, because they say that life does not pass through bone, so it does not fall under the category of carrion. However, the majority of scholars say that life does pass through it and that it is considered carrion. You know thatMishkat al-Masabih 2863 except for the skin, which, if tanned, becomes pure and may be sold and used. The precaution is that they should not trade in them. But perhaps your scholars there will issue a ruling based on the second opinion, which holds that it is not carrion because life does not pass through it.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Ah?
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The Shaykh : Yes, meaning the right side is lawful and the left side is forbidden? No, there is no basis for that. Either it is all lawful or it is all forbidden.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : It is not possible.
The Shaykh : Yes, elephant tusks.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, some scholars hold that there is no harm in selling them, because they say that life does not pass through bone, so it does not fall under the category of carrion. However, the majority of scholars say that life does pass through it and that it is considered carrion. You know that
Ibn ‘Umar said the Prophet forbade
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The Shaykh : Ah?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning the right side is lawful and the left side is forbidden? No, there is no basis for that. Either it is all lawful or it is all forbidden.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : It is not possible.