The Case of Several People Hunting One Prey in the State of al-’ Ihram

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلَيْنِ أَصَابَا صَيْداً وَ هُمَا مُحْرِمَانِ الْجَزَاءُ بَيْنَهُمَا أَوْ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا جَزَاءٌ فَقَالَ لَا بَلْ عَلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يَجْزِيَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا الصَّيْدَ قُلْتُ إِنَّ بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِنَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَصَبْتُمْ مِثْلَ هَذَا فَلَمْ تَدْرُوا فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالاحْتِيَاطِ حَتَّى تَسْأَلُوا عَنْهُ فَتَعْل

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of two men who kill one prey while they are in the state of Ihram; if they each pay one ransom or both pay only one ransom. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, each one must pay a penalty for the prey.’ I then said that certain persons of our people asked me about it and I did no

إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ قَوْمٌ عَلَى صَيْدٍ وَ هُمْ مُحْرِمُونَ فِي صَيْدِهِ أَوْ أَكَلُوا مِنْهُ فَعَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ قِيمَتُهُ‌[3].

‘If a group of people together kill a prey while they are in the state of Ihram or eat from its flesh, each one must pay the cost of such prey.’”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع صَيْدٌ أَكَلَهُ قَوْمٌ مُحْرِمُونَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِمْ شَاةٌ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَى الَّذِي ذَبَحَهُ إِلَّا شَاةٌ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a people who in the state of Ihram eat from the flesh of an animal which is hunted. He (the Imam) said, ‘They owe one sheep and the one who has slaughtered does not owe more than a sheep.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ قَوْمٍ اشْتَرَوْا صَيْداً فَقَالَتْ رَفِيقَةٌ لَهُمْ اجْعَلُوا لِي فِيهِ بِدِرْهَمٍ فَجَعَلُوا لَهَا فَقَالَ عَلَى كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ فِدَاءٌ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a people who buy an animal which is hunted, and one of their female companions ask them to leave for her something thereof for a dirham. He (the Imam) said, ‘Every human being of them owes a ransom.’”

خَرَجْنَا سِتَّةَ نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَأَوْقَدْنَا نَاراً عَظِيمَةً فِي بَعْضِ الْمَنَازِلِ أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَطْرَحَ عَلَيْهَا لَحْماً ذَكِيّاً وَ كُنَّا مُحْرِمِينَ فَمَرَّ بِنَا طَائِرٌ صَافٌّ قَالَ حَمَامَةٌ أَوْ شِبْهُهَا فَأَحْرَقَتْ جَنَاحَهُ فَسَقَطَ فِي النَّارِ فَمَاتَ فَاغْتَمَمْنَا لِذَلِكَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بِمَكَّةَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ عَلَيْكُمْ

“In a group one year we went for Makkah and on the way, once we started a large fire to cook a certain amount of meat, while we were in the state of Ihram; and a bird like a pigeon flapping its wings, flew by and hit the fire. Its wings burnt and it died. We became depressed. I then went to see abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), i

عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا الْفِدَاءُ.

‘Each one of them owes a ransom.’

لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَصِيدَ الْمُحْرِمُ السَّمَكَ وَ يَأْكُلَ مَالِحَهُ وَ طَرِيَّهُ وَ يَتَزَوَّدَ وَ قَالَ‌ أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ وَ طَعامُهُ‌ مَتاعاً لَكُمْ‌[3] قَالَ مَالِحُهُ الَّذِي يَأْكُلُونَ وَ فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا كُلُّ طَيْرٍ يَكُونُ فِي الْآجَامِ يَبِيضُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَ يُفْرِخُ فِي الْبَرِّ فَهُوَ مِنْ صَيْدِ الْبَرِّ وَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ صَيْدِ الْبَرِّ يَكُونُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَ يَبِيضُ فِي الْبَحْ

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not harmful to catch fish while one is in the state of Ihram and use it for food, regardless if it is salty or fresh. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has said, “Hunting from the sea is made lawful for you and sea food is for your supplies.” (5:96) He (the Imam) has said, ‘