Ruling on buying and keeping stuffed animals
Question

                It is permissible to buy and sell and to keep stuffed animals?.
Praise be to Allah.
      Firstly: 
Allaah and His Messenger 
     (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade wasting money. 
    Al-Bukhaari (5975) and Muslim (593) narrated from al-Mugheerah ibn Shu’bah 
    that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of 
    Allaah be upon him) say: ‘Allaah has forbidden three things: gossip, asking 
    too many questions, and wasting money.’” 

    Each person will be asked, on the Day of Resurrection, about 
    his wealth: where he acquired it from and on what he spent it. Narrated by 
    al-Tirmidhi, 2417; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. 

    Secondly: 

    The Muslim whom Allaah has blessed with surplus wealth should 
    thank his Lord for this wealth, and send it forth for his Hereafter by 
    spending it on charitable purposes. 

    One of the greatest means of doing so is by helping his 
    Muslim brothers and meeting their needs. This is what is required by the 
    brotherhood of faith. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

    “The believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islamic 
    religion)”

    [al-Hujuraat 49:10]

    And the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon 
    him) said: “The Muslim is the brother of his fellow Muslim.” Narrated by 
    al-Bukhaari and Muslim. 

    It is no secret that many Muslims are suffering from hunger 
    and sickness in many parts of the world. 

    Thirdly: 

    Shaykh Ibn Baaz was asked about the ruling on keeping stuffed 
    birds and animals, and what is the ruling on selling them? Is there any 
    difference between animals which it is haraam to keep when alive and animals 
    which it is permitted to keep when alive, if they are stuffed? 

    He replied: 
Keeping stuffed birds and 
    animals, regardless of whether it is haraam or permissible to keep them when 
    alive, is a waste of money and a kind of extravagance, because these things 
    cost money. Allaah has forbidden extravagance and wastefulness, and the 
    Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade wasting 
    money. This is also a means of making images of birds etc that have souls, 
    and displaying them in houses, offices, etc, which is haraam. So it is not 
    permissible to sell them or keep them. 

    Majmoo’ah Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 
    5/377.