The Ruling on Hunting Pigeons in the Sacred Precinct
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the game that is forbidden to hunt in the Sacred Precinct, and do pigeons fall under this?
Answer:
Yes, hunting is general. Hunting is general and includes pigeons, except for the pigeon that has been fed. The pigeon that one feeds is lawful for him. The hunting that is forbidden is that which feeds itself from the wild. This is not to be hunted in the Sacred Precinct; its game is not to be driven away, meaning it is not to be disturbed from its place, let alone hunted and slaughtered. No, the one that lives in the Sacred Precinct without being owned by anyone is not to be driven away or killed in the Haram. As for the birds that a person feeds, there is nothing wrong with slaughtering them and eating them.
The questioner asks: What is the game that is forbidden to hunt in the Sacred Precinct, and do pigeons fall under this?
Answer:
Yes, hunting is general. Hunting is general and includes pigeons, except for the pigeon that has been fed. The pigeon that one feeds is lawful for him. The hunting that is forbidden is that which feeds itself from the wild. This is not to be hunted in the Sacred Precinct; its game is not to be driven away, meaning it is not to be disturbed from its place, let alone hunted and slaughtered. No, the one that lives in the Sacred Precinct without being owned by anyone is not to be driven away or killed in the Haram. As for the birds that a person feeds, there is nothing wrong with slaughtering them and eating them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هو الصيد الذي يحرم صيده في الحرم؟ وهل يشمل الحمام؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:26)
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