Is Selling Wire Animal Sculptures Permissible in Islam?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Is it permissible in Islam to create and sell wire sculptures of abstract or partially realistic animals for a livelihood?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.
Wire sculptures are typically abstract or skeletal rather than realistic. Therefore, it may be permissible to create and sell them, provided that the face is merely an outline with no eyes or nose visible and that they do not serve inappropriate purposes, such as idol worship. However, it is advisable to avoid it, as there are differing opinions among jurists regarding this issue, and one could easily fall into prohibited sculpturing practices. [Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]
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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
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Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received a traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.
