Rule 204...

Rule 204: The rules stated above are for Free animals, including grasshoppers but there is no objection to catching any of the inhabitants of the sea, like fish. Those who live both on land and sea are regarded as free animals but there is no objection in catching those in respect of whom there is doubt as to whether they live on land or in the sea.

Rule 205: As it is unlawful for a person in the state of ihram to hunt free animals, so it is forbidden to kill any of the reptiles even though it is not considered hunting. There are some exceptions: (1) the domestic animals, like sheep, cow and camels and poultry including turkey.

So, it is permissible to kill these and the same rule applies when there is a doubt as to whether an animal is a domestic one or not; (2) when a person in the state of ihram has a fear of his safety, for example, from wild animals or snakes attacking him, it is permissible to kill them; (3) it is permissible to kill vultures if they are hunting the pigeons in the Haram. (4) it is permissible to kill vipers, other dangerous snakes, scorpions and mice and there is no penalty for killing them.

Rule 206: There is no objection in a pilgrim in ihram throwing an arrow at a crow or kite and there is no penalty should any of them be killed by the arrow. PENALTIES FOR HUNTING Rule 207: For killing grazing livestock, the penalty is a camel; for killing a wild cow it is a cow; for killing a wild donkey it is a donkey or a cow; for killing a gazelle or a hare it is a sheep and the same, as a matter of caution, is the penalty for killing a fox.

Rule 208: If the penalty for the animal killed is a camel and it is not available, then the obligation is to feed sixty poor people each of whom should be given 750 grams of food and if it is not possible to do so, then the penalty is fasting for eighteen days. If the penalty is a cow and is not available, thirty poor people must be fed and if this is not within means then the penalty is fasting for nine days.

If the penalty which has become obligatory is sheep and it is not available, ten poor people must be fed and if this is not within means, then three fasts be observed. Rule 209: For killing a sand grouse, partridge or francolin and their likes the penalty is a lamb who has stopped taking its mother's milk and feeds on grass. For killing a sparrow, lark and the like the generally accepted penalty is feeding 750 grams of food.