Chapter on What is Obligatory on the Muhrim for the Various Types of Game He Injures
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 56
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 56
Chapter on What is Obligatory on the Muhrim for the Various Types of Game He Injures
وَ قَالَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ، « أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ اَلْبَحْرِ وَ طَعٰامُهُ مَتٰاعاً لَكُمْ وَ لِلسَّيّٰارَةِ » وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «هُوَ مَلِيحُهُ اَلَّذِي تَأْكُلُونَ» وَ قَالَ «فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا كُلُّ طَيْرٍ يَكُونُ فِي اَلْآجَامِ يَبِيضُ فِي اَلْبَرِّ وَ يُفْرِخُ فِي اَلْبَرِّ فَهُوَ صَيْدُ اَلْبَرِّ وَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ طَيْرٍ يَكُونُ فِي اَلْبَرِّ وَ يَبِيضُ فِي اَلْبَحْرِ وَ يُفْرِخُ فِي اَلْبَحْرِ فَهُوَ مِنْ صَيْدِ اَلْبَحْرِ ».
Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, says: "Lawful to you is the game of the sea and its food as provision for you and for travelers" (Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:96). Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "Its 'food' refers to salted fish that you eat." Imam عليه السلام also said: "The distinction between them is as follows: any bird that resides in thickets, lays its eggs on land, and hatches its young on land is considered land game. Any bird that resides on land but lays its eggs in the sea and hatches its young in the sea is considered sea game."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh