The discussion regarding the sale of a taxidermied animal.
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The Shaykh : Did Ahmad buy a taxidermied fox?
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Taxidermy of animals is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Why is that?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : He says there is benefit in it; I keep it with me so people can see it, instead of searching for a fox and going to see its picture in the encyclopedia. This is not a photograph, but a creation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so it is not an image.
The questioner : Taxidermied...?
The Shaykh : Taxidermied. Do you know what taxidermy is? It is preservation.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : ...if it is for hunting.
The Shaykh : He is not a hunter, and it is taxidermied now.
The questioner : But ... .
The Shaykh : It is now taxidermied, dead, with nothing in it but the skin and the skeleton only.
The questioner : It has no benefit.
The Shaykh : No, it has benefit; people see it instead of going to search for it in the encyclopedia; they see it right away.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Is there no text? Other than the reasoning?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is carrion. The taxidermied animal is carrion, and carrion is. Therefore, what is found in the markets now is forbidden to buy and forbidden to sell, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) . Okay, what if it is a rabbit? Bandar? A taxidermied rabbit, consider it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, and it is sold... No, there is benefit; people see it instead of me searching for a rabbit and bringing it for my son to know what a rabbit is. I said, "Look, my son." Huh?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Okay, if it is preserved without slaughter by being killed with a needle and left as is, it is forbidden because it is carrion. And if it was slaughtered with a lawful slaughter but its skin was not removed and it was left, then it must be considered: is there benefit in it or not? If there is benefit, it is permissible to buy and sell it; otherwise, it is not. As for if it is taxidermied without lawful slaughter, it is forbidden because it is carrion. Okay.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Taxidermy of animals is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Why is that?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : He says there is benefit in it; I keep it with me so people can see it, instead of searching for a fox and going to see its picture in the encyclopedia. This is not a photograph, but a creation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so it is not an image.
The questioner : Taxidermied...?
The Shaykh : Taxidermied. Do you know what taxidermy is? It is preservation.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : ...if it is for hunting.
The Shaykh : He is not a hunter, and it is taxidermied now.
The questioner : But ... .
The Shaykh : It is now taxidermied, dead, with nothing in it but the skin and the skeleton only.
The questioner : It has no benefit.
The Shaykh : No, it has benefit; people see it instead of going to search for it in the encyclopedia; they see it right away.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Is there no text? Other than the reasoning?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is carrion. The taxidermied animal is carrion, and carrion is
The Prophet forbade the sale of intoxicants and carrion
نهى النبي عن بيع الخمر والميتةHe forbade the sale of intoxicants and carrion
نهى عن بيع الخمر والميتةThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, and it is sold... No, there is benefit; people see it instead of me searching for a rabbit and bringing it for my son to know what a rabbit is. I said, "Look, my son." Huh?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Okay, if it is preserved without slaughter by being killed with a needle and left as is, it is forbidden because it is carrion. And if it was slaughtered with a lawful slaughter but its skin was not removed and it was left, then it must be considered: is there benefit in it or not? If there is benefit, it is permissible to buy and sell it; otherwise, it is not. As for if it is taxidermied without lawful slaughter, it is forbidden because it is carrion. Okay.