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Is it permissible for me to mount its horn or skull in my room?

Published as Mounting the horns and skull of a hunted animal on one's wall

· 3 Rabiʻ I 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I recently went hunting and shot an animal. Is it permissible for me to mount its horn or skull in my room?

Answer

The safest thing is not to have the head. Just placing the horns is not wrong.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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