The Case of One Who Hunts Several Times in the State of al-’Ihram

“This is about a man who in the state of Ihram hunts a bird. He (the Imam) said, ‘He owes expiation for whatever he kills.’”

“This is about a man who in the state of Ihram hunts a bird. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘He owes expiation.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if he kills another one?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If he kills another one there is no expiation but he is of those about whom Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has said, “Those who repeat transgression, Allah retaliates against them.” (5:96)’”

“If one hunts by mistake, he always owes expiation for whatever he becomes involved with. However, if one kills intentionally, he owes expiation only once; and this is to which reference is made by the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘Those who repeat transgression, Allah retaliates against them.’ (5:96)”