What is the ruling on an employee working in the excavation, preservation, maintenance, and protection of Pharaonic antiquities from the transgressions of citizens?
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It is forbidden to work in the excavation of Pharaonic antiquities if it involves the revival of Pharaonic symbols, which tempts the ignorant and makes the relics of the perished objects of veneration in people's hearts. This includes excavating graves and extracting statues, and the resulting abominations.
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