Question:
Been currently employed at a hardware store owned by Muslim brothers and recently discovered that quite a few of the paint brushes on our shop shelves is made of hog’s bristles.
I told my boss that it is not permissible to sell these items but he told me I must get a Fatwah as proof of my statement.
Is it possible for somebody to shed light on this issue?
Shukran, was salamu alaykum wa rahma tul lahi wa bara katuhu
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
To sell or use paint brushes made of hog’s bristles is permissible.
Imam Senad Agic, Ph.D.
Head Imam (IABNA)
The Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
www.mesihat.com
