Chapter on What is Obligatory on the Muhrim for the Various Types of Game He Injures

"They must offer a camel. If they cannot find one, they must feed sixty needy people. If the value of the camel exceeds the cost of feeding sixty needy people, they do not need to provide more than the feeding of sixty needy people. If the value of the camel is less than the cost of feeding sixty needy people, they are only required to pay the value of the camel."

"If he cannot find a camel, then seven sheep. If he cannot afford that, he should fast for eighteen days, either in Mecca or at his place of residence."

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a person in the state of ihram who hunted an ostrich or a wild donkey. Imam (as) said: "They must offer a camel." I asked: "What if they cannot afford it?" Imam (as) said: "They should feed sixty needy people." I asked: "What if they cannot afford to feed anyone?" Imam (as) said: "They must fast for eighteen days." I then asked: "What if they hunted a cow?" Imam (as) said: "They must offer a cow." I asked: "What if they cannot afford it?" Imam (as) said: "They should feed thirty needy people." I asked: "What if they cannot afford to feed anyone?" Imam (as) said: "They must fast for nine days." I then asked: "What if they hunted a gazelle?" Imam (as) said: "They must offer a sheep." I asked: "What if they cannot afford it?" Imam (as) said: "They must feed ten needy people." I asked: "What if they cannot afford to feed anyone?" Imam (as) said: "They must fast for three days."

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man in the state of ihram who shot at game, breaking its leg or hand, and it ran off so that he did not know what happened to it. Imam (as) said: "He must pay its full expiation." I asked: "What if he later sees it grazing and walking?" Imam (as) said: "He must pay a quarter of its value."

I asked him about a person in the state of ihram who hunted a rabbit or a fox. Imam (as) said: "For the rabbit, the expiation is the sacrifice of a sheep."

Hadith.2728 - In the narration of Ibn Muskan from al-Halabi, he said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a rabbit hunted by a person in the state of ihram. Imam (as) said: "A sheep must be offered as a sacrifice, to be delivered to the Kaaba."

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a person in the state of ihram who killed a fox. Imam (as) said: "They must offer a blood sacrifice." I asked: "What about a rabbit?" Imam (as) said: "The same as for the fox."

I asked Abu al-Hasan (as) about a man who killed a pigeon from the pigeons of the Sacred Sanctuary while he was in the state of ihram. Imam (as) said: "If he killed it while he was in the state of ihram and in the Haram, he must offer a sheep, and the value of the pigeon is one dirham. If he killed it in the Haram while not in the state of ihram, he must pay its value, which is one dirham, to be given as charity or used to buy food for the pigeons of the Haram. If he killed it while in the state of ihram but outside the Haram, he must offer the sacrifice of a sheep."

Hadith.2731 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whatever you step on or your camel steps on while you are in the state of ihram, you must pay its expiation."

Hadith.2732 - Abu Ja'far (as) passed by a group of people eating locusts and said: "Glory be to Allah (swt)! And you are in the state of ihram?" They said, "It is from the sea." Imam (as) replied: "Then return it to the water."

Hadith.2733 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a person in the state of ihram who hunts game and pays its expiation: Should they eat it or discard it? Imam (as) said: "If they eat it, then another expiation becomes obligatory upon them." They asked: "What should they do with it then?" Imam (as) replied: "They should bury it."

Hadith.2734 - Abu Ja'far al-Thani, Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (as) said: "Slaughtering the game, eating it, and paying the expiation is more beloved to me than eating carrion."

I said to Abu Abdullah (as), "What is the ruling if a group of people in the state of ihram eat game?" Imam (as) said: "Each of them must offer a sheep, and the one who slaughtered it is only required to offer one sheep."

"For each chick they ate, they must collectively offer a camel. They should purchase a camel for each chick based on the number of chicks and the number of people involved."

"Each of them must individually pay the expiation."

Hadith.2738 - Abu Basir asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a group of people in the state of ihram who purchased game and shared it among themselves. A woman who was their companion said, "Give me a portion of it for one dirham," and they did so. Imam (as) said: "Each of them must offer a sheep as expiation."

Hadith.2739 - Allah (swt), the Exalted, says: "Lawful to you is the game of the sea and its food as provision for you and for travelers" (Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:96). Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Its 'food' refers to salted fish that you eat." Imam (as) also said: "The distinction between them is as follows: any bird that resides in thickets, lays its eggs on land, and hatches its young on land is considered land game. Any bird that resides on land but lays its eggs in the sea and hatches its young in the sea is considered sea game."

Hadith.2740 - A person in the state of ihram must not guide others to game. If they do guide someone to game and it is killed, they are obligated to pay the expiation.