Question
Can you sell figurines as the purpose of it is to display/put on show? Would it be permissible in Islam?
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Answer
You may sell pictures of inanimate objects, e.g., trees, mountains, ocean, a human/animal without the head, etc. However, it is prohibited to draw and sell that which is animate, e.g., humans, animals, etc. Figurines are animate; thus, it would be prohibited to sell.
Raddul Muhtar: v. 2, p. 418 (Dar Alam Al-Kutub)
Bahr Raiq: v. 2, p. 50-51 (DKI)
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Written by Maulana Mohammad Ahsan Osmani
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
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