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    Question ID: 52109Country: India

    Title: Reg Having shop which sells wooden animals for home decoration purpose,

    Question: As we want to put 1 shop in big shopping complex where we sell animals which made by hand cravings on wood, (like Elephants, Camel, Horse, Tiger, Deer, small dolls Etc.) but we are not selling wooden human or Hindu god's things etc which is not allowed in Islam too, but now my question is above wooden animals can be sold or not, as this all things used at home for decoration purpose which home looks much more beautiful.

    Answer ID: 52109

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 745/745/M=06/1435) It is also unlawful to sell and buy the animals made by wood. Hadith does not allow the picture of living beings. It is unlawful to sell or use the statue of living beings to decorate the houses.

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India