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for it. It is stated on page 1181: To kill the animal deliberately is not
a condition for expiation to be due. Even if the animal is killed by
mistake, expiation is due.
Question 9: There are swarms of locusts in Masjid-ul-Ḥarām.
Servants wipe the floor down, brutally killing or injuring locusts. Is
there any alternative way to clean the floor Similarly, it is said that
some people catch pigeons and release them into some far-flung area
or eat them. What is the ruling
Answer: If locusts are in so large number that they cause inconvenience,
there is no harm in killing them in this case. But if someone kills
them for any other reason, he will have to pay the penalty whether
he kills them deliberately or by mistake. If someone catches and kills
a pigeon in Ḥaram, he must pay its penalty. Similarly, if someone
has caught a pigeon of Ḥaram and released it outside Ḥaram, its
penalty will remain due unless he is aware that the pigeon has safely
returned to Ḥaram. In both cases, its penalty is to pay the price of
the pigeon. The price will be set by two such people who are aware
of such dealings in Ḥaram. If two people are not available, only one
such person can set the price that must be paid.
Question 10: How is it to eat the fish of Ḥaram
Answer: Fish is not a terrestrial animal and can be eaten. It can also
be hunted, if necessary.
Question 11: What is the expiation if someone has killed the rat of
Ḥaram
Answer: There is no expiation. It is permissible to kill the rat. It is
stated on page 1183 of the first volume of Baĥār-e-Sharī’at: If any of
the following animals attack a person, he can kill them. No expiation