Book of Pilgrimage and Its Virtues
Chapter on the Prohibition of Hunting in the Sanctuary and Its Rulings
2353 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ اَلْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ : سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ حَمَامَةً مِنْ حَمَامِ اَلْحَرَمِ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلْحَرَمِ غَيْرُ مُحْرِمٍ فَقَالَ «عَلَيْهِ قِيمَتُهَا وَ هُوَ دِرْهَمٌ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ أَوْ يَشْتَرِي بِهِ طَعَاماً لِحَمَامِ اَلْحَرَمِ فَإِنْ قَتَلَهَا وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فِي اَلْحَرَمِ فَعَلَيْهِ شَاةٌ وَ قِيمَةُ اَلْحَمَامَةِ ».
Hadith.2353 - Muhammad ibn Al-Fudayl narrated from Abu Al-Hasan (as):
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 buy food for the pigeons of the Haram. However, if he killed it while in the state of ihram within the Haram, he must offer a sheep as a sacrifice and also pay the value of the pigeon."
2354 - وَ رَوَى حَفْصُ بْنُ اَلْبَخْتَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : فِيمَنْ أَصَابَ طَيْراً فِي اَلْحَرَمِ قَالَ «إِنْ كَانَ مُسْتَوِيَ اَلْجَنَاحِ فَلْيُخَلِّ عَنْهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ غَيْرَ مُسْتَوِي اَلْجَنَاحِ نَتَفَهُ وَ أَطْعَمَهُ وَ أَسْقَاهُ فَإِذَا اِسْتَوَى جَنَاحَاهُ خَلَّى عَنْهُ ».
Hadith.2354 - Hafs ibn Al-Bakhtari narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding someone who catches a bird in the Haram:
"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."
2355 - وَ رَوَى اَلْعَلاَءُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُحْرِمُ وَ عِنْدَهُ فِي أَهْلِهِ صَيْدٌ إِمَّا وَحْشٌ وَ إِمَّا طَيْرٌ قَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ.
Hadith.2355 - Al-'Ala narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim, who said:
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."
2356 - وَ رَوَى اِبْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ خَلاَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : فِي رَجُلٍ ذَبَحَ حَمَامَةً مِنْ حَمَامِ اَلْحَرَمِ قَالَ «عَلَيْهِ اَلْفِدَاءُ» قَالَ قُلْتُ فَيَأْكُلُهُ قَالَ «لاَ» قُلْتُ فَيَطْرَحُهُ قَالَ «إِذاً يَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ فِدَاءٌ آخَرُ» قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا يَصْنَعُ بِهِ قَالَ «يَدْفِنُهُ ».
Hadith.2356 - Ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Khallad, from Abu Abdullah (as), regarding a man who slaughtered a pigeon from the pigeons of the Haram.
Imam (as) said: "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 do with it?"
Imam (as) said: "He should bury it."
2357 - وَ رَوَى اِبْنُ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ : أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَى أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّ أَخاً لِي اِشْتَرَى حَمَاماً مِنَ اَلْمَدِينَةِ فَذَهَبْنَا بِهَا مَعَنَا إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَاعْتَمَرْنَا وَ أَقَمْنَا إِلَى اَلْحَجِّ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجْنَا اَلْحَمَامَ مَعَنَا مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى اَلْكُوفَةِ هَلْ عَلَيْنَا فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ فَقَالَ لِلرَّسُولِ «إِنِّي أَظُنُّهُنَّ كُنَّ فُرْهَةً قُلْ لَهُ يَذْبَحُ مَكَانَ كُلِّ طَيْرٍ شَاةً.
Hadith.2357 - Ibn Faddal narrated from Yunus ibn Ya‘qub, who said:
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 Kufa. Is there any obligation upon us for this?
Imam (as) replied to the messenger: "I believe they were wild pigeons. Tell him he must sacrifice one sheep for each bird."
2358 - وَ رَوَى صَفْوَانُ عَنِ اَلْعِيصِ بْنِ اَلْقَاسِمِ قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ شِرَاءِ اَلْقَمَارِيِّ بِمَكَّةَ وَ اَلْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ «مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يُخْرَجَ مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ.
Hadith.2358 - Safwan narrated from Al-'Ays ibn Al-Qasim, who said:
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."
2359 - وَ رَوَى حَرِيزٌ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ : أَنَّ اَلْحَكَمَ سَأَلَ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أُهْدِيَ لَهُ فِي اَلْحَرَمِ حَمَامَةٌ مَقْصُوصَةٌ فَقَالَ «اِنْتِفْهَا وَ أَحْسِنْ عَلَفَهَا حَتَّى إِذَا اِسْتَوَى رِيشُهَا فَخَلِّ سَبِيلَهَا».
Hadith.2359 - Hariz narrated from Zurara that Al-Hakam asked Abu Ja‘far (as) about a man who was gifted a pigeon with clipped wings in the Haram.
Imam (as) said: "Pluck its feathers, feed it well, and when its feathers have grown back, release it."
2360 - وَ رَوَى حَرِيزٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أُهْدِيَ لَهُ حَمَامٌ أَهْلِيٌّ وَ جِيءَ بِهِ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلْحَرَمِ مُحِلٌّ قَالَ «إِنْ أَصَابَ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً فَلْيَتَصَدَّقْ مَكَانَهُ بِنَحْوٍ مِنْ ثَمَنِهِ».
Hadith.2360 - Hariz narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim, who said:
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 value."
2361 - وَ رَوَى صَفْوَانُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ اَلْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ رَمَى صَيْداً فِي اَلْحِلِّ وَ هُوَ يَؤُمُّ اَلْحَرَمَ فِيمَا بَيْنَ اَلْبَرِيدِ وَ اَلْمَسْجِدِ فَأَصَابَهُ فِي اَلْحِلِّ فَمَضَى بِرَمْيَتِهِ حَتَّى دَخَلَ اَلْحَرَمَ فَمَاتَ مِنْ رَمْيَتِهِ هَلْ عَلَيْهِ جَزَاءٌ فَقَالَ «لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ جَزَاءٌ إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ ذَلِكَ مَثَلُ مَنْ نَصَبَ شَرَكاً فِي اَلْحِلِّ إِلَى جَانِبِ اَلْحَرَمِ فَوَقَعَ فِيهِ صَيْدٌ فَاضْطَرَبَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ اَلْحَرَمَ فَمَاتَ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ جَزَاؤُهُ لِأَنَّهُ نَصَبَ حَيْثُ نَصَبَ وَ هُوَ لَهُ حَلاَلٌ وَ رَمَى حَيْثُ رَمَى وَ هُوَ لَهُ حَلاَلٌ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ فِيمَا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ» فَقُلْتُ هَذَا اَلْقِيَاسُ عِنْدَ اَلنَّاسِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا شَبَّهْتُ لَكَ اَلشَّيْءَ بِالشَّيْءِ لِتَعْرِفَهُ».
Hadith.2361 - Safwan ibn Yahya narrated from Abdul-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj, who said:
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 animal moved towards the Haram and died there. I asked if he would be liable for a penalty.
Imam (as) replied: "There is no penalty upon him. The example of this is like a person who sets a trap in the Ḥill, near the boundary of the Haram, and an animal falls into the trap and struggles until it enters the Haram and dies there. He is not liable for the penalty because the trap was set in a permissible place, and similarly, he hunted in a permissible area. Therefore, he is not accountable for what happens afterward."
I said: "This resembles analogy (qiyas) according to the people."
Imam (as) replied: "I only drew a parallel between things so that you may understand."
2362 - وَ رَوَى اَلْمُثَنَّى عَنْ كَرِبٍ اَلصَّيْرَفِيِّ قَالَ : كُنَّا جَمِيعاً فَاشْتَرَيْنَا طَيْراً فَقَصَصْنَاهُ فَدَخَلْنَا بِهِ مَكَّةَ فَعَابَ ذَلِكَ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ فَأَرْسَلَ كَرِبٌ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ «اِسْتَوْدِعُوهُ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ ، مُسْلِماً أَوِ اِمْرَأَةً مُسْلِمَةً فَإِذَا اِسْتَوَى خَلَّوْا سَبِيلَهُ ».
Hadith.2362 - Al-Muthanna narrated from Karib al-Sayrafi:
We were a group who collectively purchased a bird, clipped its feathers, and entered Makkah with it. The people of Makkah disapproved of this action. Karib sent someone to Abu Abdullah (as) to inquire about it.
Imam (as) said: "Entrust it to a Muslim man or woman from the people of Makkah, and when its feathers grow back, release it."