The Case of One Who Hunts in the Sacred Area in the State of al-’ Ihram

إِنْ قَتَلَ الْمُحْرِمُ حَمَامَةً فِي الْحَرَمِ فَعَلَيْهِ شَاةٌ وَ ثَمَنُ الْحَمَامَةِ دِرْهَمٌ أَوْ شِبْهُهُ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ أَوْ يُطْعِمُهُ حَمَامَ مَكَّةَ فَإِنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الْحَرَمِ وَ لَيْسَ بِمُحْرِمٍ فَعَلَيْهِ ثَمَنُهَا.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one in the state of Ihram kills a pigeon in al-Haram (the sacred area), he owes one sheep as expiation. The cost of a pigeon is one dirham or so, which must be given as charity or to feed thereby the pigeons of Makkah. If one kills it in al-Haram (the sacred area) and is not in the

سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَكَلَ بَيْضَ حَمَامِ الْحَرَمِ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ لِكُلِّ بَيْضَةٍ دَمٌ وَ عَلَيْهِ ثَمَنُهَا سُدُسُ أَوْ رُبُعُ الدِّرْهَمِ الْوَهْمُ مِنْ صَالِحٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الدِّمَاءَ لَزِمَتْهُ لِأَكْلِهِ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ وَ إِنَّ الْجَزَاءَ لَزِمَهُ لِأَخْذِهِ بَيْضَ حَمَامِ الْحَرَمِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who while in the state of Ihram eats the egg of pigeons of al-Haram (the sacred area). He (the Imam) said, ‘He owes one animal offering for each egg as well as the cost of each egg which is about one-sixth or one-fourth of one dirham in a settlement.’ He (the Imam) then

عَلَيْهِ دَمٌ وَ جَزَاؤُهُ فِي الْحَرَمِ ثَمَنُ اللَّبَنِ‌[1].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who in the state of Ihram in al-Haram (the sacred area), takes hold of deer, draws its milk and drinks it. He (the Imam) said, ‘He owes one Dam (slaughtering of an animal as offering) and the penalty for doing it in al-Haram (the sacred area) is payment of its cost.’”

إِنْ أَصَبْتَ الصَّيْدَ وَ أَنْتَ حَرَامٌ فِي الْحَرَمِ فَالْفِدَاءُ مُضَاعَفٌ عَلَيْكَ وَ إِنْ أَصَبْتَهُ وَ أَنْتَ حَلَالٌ فِي الْحَرَمِ فَقِيمَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ وَ إِنْ أَصَبْتَهُ وَ أَنْتَ حَرَامٌ فِي الْحِلِّ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ فِدَاءٌ وَاحِدٌ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If you kill a prey while you are in the state of Ihram in al-Haram (the sacred area), ransom is double. If you kill a prey when you are not in the state of Ihram but it is in al-Haram (the sacred area), you owe only its cost. If you kill it while you are in the state of Ihram in non-a

إِنَّمَا يَكُونُ الْجَزَاءُ مُضَاعَفاً فِيمَا دُونَ الْبَدَنَةِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْبَدَنَةَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الْبَدَنَةَ فَلَا تُضَاعَفُ لِأَنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ مَا يَكُونُ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ مَنْ يُعَظِّمْ شَعائِرَ اللَّهِ‌ فَإِنَّها مِنْ تَقْوَى الْقُلُوبِ‌[2].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Penalty is double only within what is less than badanah. Once it reaches the level of badanah, it then does not double because it is the greatest (animal as offering) that can (possibily) be. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has said, ‘Those who maintain greatness for the reminder

قُلْتُ لَهُ مُحْرِمٌ قَتَلَ طَيْراً فِيمَا بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَةِ عَمْداً قَالَ عَلَيْهِ الْفِدَاءُ وَ الْجَزَاءُ وَ يُعَزَّرُ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ فَعَلَهُ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ عَمْداً قَالَ عَلَيْهِ الْفِدَاءُ وَ الْجَزَاءُ وَ يُضْرَبُ دُونَ الْحَدِّ وَ يُقَامُ لِلنَّاسِ كَيْ يَنْكُلَ غَيْرُهُ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.). ‘What is the law about a man, who intentionally kills a bird between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah, while in the state of Ihram?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He owes ransom, penalty and he must be reprimanded.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if one intentionally does it in al-Ka‘bah?’ He (the Imam) said