The ruling on hunting inside the Haram or when a person is in the state of ihram

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. In his other question, he says: A person in the state of ihram for Hajj is not permitted to hunt land animals. So when does this prohibition begin? And when does it end? Is the intention that hunting is not permissible for him during the four sacred months?

The Shaykh:
Hunting is permissible; Allah the Exalted has made it permissible on all days of the year and in all places, except in two cases. The first case is the state of ihram. A person in ihram is not permitted to hunt. Allah the Exalted said: And Allah the Exalted said: “And the game is forbidden to you while you are in the state of ihram.” A person in ihram is not permitted to hunt, nor to assist in hunting, nor to point to the game. All of this is forbidden for him. Likewise, hunting is not permitted in the Haram, which is the second case.
The second case is that hunting is not permitted in the Haram under any circumstances, neither for a person in ihram nor for anyone else. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “In the Haram, its game is not to be driven out.” Therefore, hunting is not permitted inside the Haram, meaning within the miles of the Makkah Haram, neither for a person in ihram nor for anyone else. So in these two cases—the state of ihram and a person being in the Haram—hunting is not permitted, nor is driving out the game or assisting in killing it. Yes.

The questioner:
He asked: Is the intention that hunting is not permissible in the four sacred months?

The Shaykh:
We said that hunting is permissible at all times, in the sacred months and otherwise, except in these two cases: the state of ihram and a person being in the Haram. Yes.