Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying There are five (creatures) the killing of which is lawful in the sacred territory. The Snake, the Scorpion, the Kite, the Rat and the biting Dog.
Read More..Narrated Abu Saeed al-Khudri: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was asked which of the creatures a pilgrim in sacred state could kill. He replied: The snake, the scorpion, the rat; he should drive away the pied crow, but should not kill it; the biting dog, the kite, and any wild animal which attacks (man).
Read More..Abdullah ibn al-Harith reported on the authority of his father al-Harith: (My father) al-Harith was the governor of at-Taif under the caliph Uthman. He prepared food for Uthman which contained birds and the flesh of wild ass. He sent it to Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). When the Messenger came to him he was beating leaves for camels and shaking them off with his hand. He said to him: Eat it. He replied: Give it to the people who are not in sacred state; we are wearing ihram. I adjure the people of Ashja who are present here. Do you know that a man presented a wild ass to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم while he was in ihram? But he refused to eat from it. They said: Yes.
Read More..Ibn Abbas said Zaid bin ‘Arqam do you know that the limb of a game was presented to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم but he did not accept it. He said “We are wearing ihram”. He replied, Yes.
Read More..Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say: The game of the land is lawful for you (when you are wearing ihram) as long as you do not hunt it or have it hunted on your behalf. Abu Dawud said: When two traditions from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم conflict, one should see which of them was followed by his Companions.
Read More..Abu Qatadah said that he accompanied the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and he stayed behind on the way to Makkah with some of his companions who were wearing ihram, although he was not. When he saw a wild ass he mounted his horse and asked them to hand him his whip, but they refused. He then asked them to hand him his lance. When they refused, he took it, chased the while ass and killed it. Some of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ate it and some refused (to eat). When they met the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم they asked him about it. He said that was the food that Allaah provided you for eating.
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