The ruling on hunting at any time
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, some people say that when they are in need, they go out to hunt. What is your ruling on hunting today, wherever it takes place, and the fact that few people hunt out of necessity, but rather because they have the time and means?
Answer:
Hunting is permissible at any time. Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Ma'idah 5:2] This is a permission and a license from Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, at any time. Hunting is only forbidden for the one in ihram. As for the one not in ihram, Allah has permitted him to hunt at any time, even if he has no need for it. He is not restricted by time or place. Yes. Or anything else.
The scholars say that hunting is among the purest of foods. Hunting is among the purest of foods because it involves no injustice to anyone and no encroachment on anyone. So it is among the purest of foods. But if it leads to idleness, play, and missing the prayer, that is a different matter. That is not permissible. That is what is prohibited. As for hunting itself, it is lawful in its original state. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, some people say that when they are in need, they go out to hunt. What is your ruling on hunting today, wherever it takes place, and the fact that few people hunt out of necessity, but rather because they have the time and means?
Answer:
Hunting is permissible at any time. Allah the Exalted says:
But when you come out of ihram, then [you may] hunt.
وَإِذَا حَلَلْتُمْ فَاصْطَادُواThe scholars say that hunting is among the purest of foods. Hunting is among the purest of foods because it involves no injustice to anyone and no encroachment on anyone. So it is among the purest of foods. But if it leads to idleness, play, and missing the prayer, that is a different matter. That is not permissible. That is what is prohibited. As for hunting itself, it is lawful in its original state. Yes.
Source
الصيد لغير حاجة — alfawzan.live
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