What is the ruling on acquiring and using artificial fish for fishing, and are these lures considered idols or do they fall under the prohibited forms of imagery?
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It is not permissible to acquire or use artificial fish unless that part without which they cannot live, such as the head, is removed. This is the . Some scholars have permitted what is incomplete to an extent that it cannot live, such as a body without a head or a head without a body. Some scholars also permit the depiction of animate beings for a specific benefit, and based on this, it is permissible to use artificial fish for a specific benefit, such as for fishing.
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