"Yes, Yahya," said the caliph, "you may ask Abu Ja'far a...

"Yes, Yahya," said the caliph, "you may ask Abu Ja'far a religious question so that we can test the scope of his knowledgeability in the religious questions." "O Abu Ja'far," asked Yahya, "God guide you to virtue, what do you say about a muhrim who killed a game?" The Imam (peace be upon him) said, "Did that muhrim kill the game in the Holy Precinct or out of it? Was he discerning or ignorant? Was he willful or unintentional? Was he slave or master? Was he a boy or a man?

Was it the first time or not? Was the game a bird or not? Was the game young or old? Was the muhrim insisting -after killing the game- or regretful? Did he kill the game at night when it was in its nest or in daylight openly? Was the muhrim intending to perform the hajj or the Umrah?" The perplexity of Yahya was too clear to be unnoticed by everybody. People also could not hide their astonishment at the details to which Abu Ja'far (peace be upon him) referred.

Then, Al-Ma'mun asked the Imam (peace be upon him) to speak -or betroth his daughter- . The Imam said: All praise is due to God as an acknowledgement of His grace. All praise is due to God as an honor of His almightiness. God bless Mohammed and his family whenever he is mentioned. One of God's commandments for His servants was that He presents them the lawful ways so that they will not need for the unlawful.

He the Majestic says: Marry the single people among you and the righteous slaves and slave-girls. If you are poor, God will make you rich through His favor; He is Bountiful and All-knowing. Mohammed bin Ali betrothed Ummul-Fadhl bint Abdullah (Al-Ma'mun) and paid five hundred dirhams as dowry. Al-Ma'mun invited people to a banquet on that occasion and presented prizes to people each according to his position-the upper class, the ordinary people, the celebrities, and the officials.

He also gave awards to everyone according to his class. When most of people left, Al-Ma'mun asked Abu Ja'far (peace be upon him) to mention the ruling of each class of the muhrims who kill a game to which he had previously referred. The Imam (peace be upon him) said: The muhrim who kills a game that is a big bird out of the Holy Precinct should undergo a sheep (as an expiation). If he kills it in the Holy Precinct with the same previous conditions, the expiation will be doubled.

If the muhrim kills a young bird out of the Holy Precinct, he should undergo a lamb as expiation. Yet, he should not pay the value of the killed young bird.