Collecting locusts from the courtyard of the Haram during 'Umrah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My mother performed 'Umrah last week, and in the outer courtyard of the Haram she found a group of locusts, so she collected some and brought them to Riyadh. What is obligatory for her? And what should we do?
Answer:
Locusts, I mean. If the locusts are hunted, she owes a fidyah (ransom payment); she owes a fidyah because this is hunting of land animals. Land animals. But if they are not hunted, what they call qabdh (catching by hand), there is nothing on her. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My mother performed 'Umrah last week, and in the outer courtyard of the Haram she found a group of locusts, so she collected some and brought them to Riyadh. What is obligatory for her? And what should we do?
Answer:
Locusts, I mean. If the locusts are hunted, she owes a fidyah (ransom payment); she owes a fidyah because this is hunting of land animals. Land animals. But if they are not hunted, what they call qabdh (catching by hand), there is nothing on her. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الدخول في الماء بغير إزار — islamhouse.com (1:09:15)
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