Is it permissible for a person in Ihram to kill or hunt game?

Chapter on What the Muhrim Must Avoid and What is Permissible for Him

Al-Mughni

Book of Hajj

Book 11 · Issue 2 · Bab 3

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There is a complete consensus among scholars regarding the prohibition of killing and hunting game for a person in the state of Ihram. Allah the Exalted mandated this prohibition in His Book, stating: "O you who have believed, do not kill game while you are in the state of Ihram" (Quran 5:95). He also stated: "And forbidden to you is the game of land as long as you are in Ihram" (Quran 5:96).