Chapter on the Prohibition of Hunting in the Sanctuary and Its Rulings

"If a person in a state of ihram in the Haram kills a pigeon or anything up to the size of a gazelle, he must offer a sacrificial animal (damm), slaughter it, and also give the equivalent of its value in charity.…

Hadith.2351 - Sulayman ibn Khalid asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who closed his door on a bird, causing it to die. Imam (as) replied: "If he closed the door on it after entering the state of ihram, then he must…

"He must give a dirham in charity or use it to feed the pigeons of the Haram."

I asked him about a man who killed a pigeon from the pigeons of the Haram while in the Haram but not in the state of ihram. Imam (as) said: "He must pay its value, which is a dirham, and give it as charity or use it to…

"If the bird's wings are intact, let it go. But if its wings are not intact, care for it by feeding and giving it water until its wings are restored, then release it."

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who enters into ihram while he has wild animals or birds in his household. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it."

"He must offer an expiation (fidya)." I asked: "Can he eat it?" Imam (as) replied: "No." I asked:"Can he throw it away?" Imam (as) replied: "If he does, another expiation will be required." I asked: "Then what should he…

I sent a message to Abu Al-Hasan (as) asking about my brother, who had purchased pigeons in Medina. We took them with us to Mecca, performed ‘Umrah, stayed until Hajj, and then brought the pigeons with us from Mecca to…

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about purchasing doves in Mecca and Medina. Imam (as) said: "I do not like that anything be taken out from them."

"Pluck its feathers, feed it well, and when its feathers have grown back, release it."

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who was gifted domestic pigeons while he was in the Haram and in a state of being non-muhrim. Imam (as) said: "If he takes any of them, he should give charity equivalent to its…

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who hunted an animal in the Ḥill (permissible area) while heading towards the Haram, in the area between the post station and the mosque. He struck it in the Ḥill, but the hunted…

"Entrust it to a Muslim man or woman from the people of Makkah, and when its feathers grow back, release it."

I said to Abu Abdullah (as), "A man plucked the feathers of a pigeon from the pigeons of the Haram." Imam (as) replied: "He should give charity to a needy person and with the hand that plucked the feathers, for he has…

I said to Abu Abdullah (as), "A slaughtered bird was gifted to us in Mecca, and our family ate it." Imam (as) replied: "The people of Mecca see no harm in it." I asked: "What do you say about it?" Imam (as) said: "They…

"Hunting is not to be slaughtered in the Sacred Sanctuary (Haram), even if it was hunted in the permissible (Hil)."

I heard Abu Abdullah (as) say: "For the pigeons of Mecca and the domesticated birds from the pigeons of the Sacred Sanctuary (Haram), whoever slaughters a bird from them must give charity greater than its value. If the…

Hadith.2367 - Muawiyah ibn Ammar asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a domesticated bird that entered the Sacred Sanctuary (Haram). Imam (as) replied: "It should not be taken or touched because Allah (swt), the Almighty, says:…

Hadith.2368 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked one of the Imams (as) about a gazelle entering the Sacred Sanctuary (Haram). Imam (as) replied: "It should not be taken or touched because Allah (swt), the Almighty, says: 'And…

"There was a basket near my house containing two eggs of the Sacred Sanctuary’s pigeons. My servant, unaware of the eggs, overturned the basket, breaking them. I went out and met Abdullah ibn al-Hasan, and I mentioned…

Hadith.2370 - Shihab ibn Abd Rabbihi narrated: "I said to Abu Abdullah (as): 'I partake in Suhoor with chicks brought from outside Mecca, which are slaughtered in the Sacred Sanctuary, and I partake in Suhoor with them.'…

"I was with Ali ibn al-Husayn (as) in the Sacred Sanctuary, and he saw me troubling the swallows. Imam (as) said: 'O my son, do not kill them and do not harm them, for they do not harm anything.'"

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about two young birds dressed in feathers that I slaughtered while I was in Mecca. Imam (as) said to me: 'Why did you slaughter them?' I replied: 'A girl from the people of Mecca brought them to…

"He must return it to Mecca."

I told a servant of ours, "Prepare our meal." So he took birds from Mecca, slaughtered them, and cooked them. I went to Abu Abdullah (as), and Imam (as) said: "Bury them and offer compensation (fidya) for each bird among…

"He must offer a sheep as compensation, and the value of the bird is one dirham, with which he should feed the pigeons of the Haram. If it was a chick, then he must offer a lamb, and the value of the chick is half a…

"Do not purchase [meat] in the Haram unless it has been slaughtered in the Hill (outside the Haram) and then brought to the Haram after being slaughtered; in such a case, there is no issue with it for someone who is not…

Hadith.2377 - Sa'id ibn Abdullah Al-A'raj asked Abu Abdullah (as) about an ostrich egg that he ate while in the Haram. Imam (as) replied: "Give in charity the equivalent of its price."

"The value of a pigeon is one dirham, the value of a chick is half a dirham, and the value of an egg is a quarter of a dirham."