What is the ruling on hunting birds in the sacred months?
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The questioner : What is the ruling of the Shari'ah, in your view, regarding hunting birds in the sacred months?
The Shaykh : Hunting birds in the sacred months is permissible, because what is forbidden in the sacred months is fighting. However, many scholars, or most scholars, say that the prohibition of fighting in the sacred months has been abrogated. But if the birds are within the boundaries of the Haram, then it is not permissible to hunt them, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when he conquered Makkah: meaning Makkah. And if driving them away is prohibited, then killing them is even more so. And Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ma'idah 5:95] And He the Exalted said: [Al-Ma'idah 5:96] So if a person is in a state of ihram or enters the boundaries of the Haram, hunting is not lawful for him. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. This listener is your sister in Allah, Maymunah from Libya, and she says: O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Hunting birds in the sacred months is permissible, because what is forbidden in the sacred months is fighting. However, many scholars, or most scholars, say that the prohibition of fighting in the sacred months has been abrogated. But if the birds are within the boundaries of the Haram, then it is not permissible to hunt them, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when he conquered Makkah:
They do not drive away their game
لا ينفّر صيدهاO you who have believed, do not kill game while you are in the state of ihram.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا لا تَقْتُلُوا الصَّيْدَ وَأَنْتُمْ حُرُمٌLawful to you is game from the sea and its food as provision for you and the travelers, but forbidden to you is game from the land as long as you are in the state of ihram
أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ وَطَعَامُهُ مَتَاعًا لَكُمْ وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِ وَحُرِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَرِّ مَا دُمْتُمْ حُرُمًاThe questioner : May Allah bless you. This listener is your sister in Allah, Maymunah from Libya, and she says: O honorable Shaykh.