Prohibition on Hunting and the Rules About It in the State of al-’Ihram, in the Sacred or Non-Sacred Area

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not eat of the flesh of a prey while you are in the state of Ihram, even if the hunter is not in the state of Ihram. There is no ransom on you because of what you do out of ignorance except hunting, in which case there is ransom, regardless of being done out of ignorance or with knowledge.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one who is in the state of Ihram kills a prey in al- Haram (the sacred area) it is proper for him to bury it so no one eats it. If he kills it in non-al-Haram (the sacred area), then those who are not in the state of Ihram can eat it and he owes a kaffarah (expiation).”’

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who in the state of Ihram kills a prey and one who is not in the state of Ihram eats it. He (the Imam) said, ‘One who is not in the state of Ihram can eat it and there is not anything on him but ransom is upon one who is in the state of Ihram/”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the meat of wild animals given as gift, he does not know if it is hunted and he has not commanded it; if he can eat. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot eat it.’ I then asked about qadid (meat dried up in the sun) of wild animals for one in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot eat it.’”