Islam Guidance

verse95

(95) يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تَقْتُلُوا الصَّيْدَ وَ أَنْتُمْ حُرُمٌ وَ مَنْ قَتَلَهُ مِنْكُمْ مُتَعَمِّداً فَجَزاءٌ مِثْلُ

ما قَتَلَ مِنَ النَّعَمِ يَحْكُمُ بِهِ ذَوا عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ هَدْياً بالِغَ الْكَعْبَةِ أَوْ كَفَّارَةٌ طَعامُ مَساكِينَ أَوْ عَدْلُ ذلِكَ

صِياماً لِيَذُوقَ وَبالَ أَمْرِهِ عَفَا اللَّهُ عَمَّا سَلَفَ وَ مَنْ عادَ فَيَنْتَقِمُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ وَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ ذُو انْتِقامٍ

95. " O' you who have Faith! kill no game while you are in pilgrim garb: and anyone of you who kills it intentionally, its atonement is the like in cattle of what he has killed, as (to this likeness) two just persons among you judge, (and the animal) will be an offering reached to the Ka`bah, or the atonement (of it)is feeding the poor, or the equivalent of that in fasting, that he may taste the effect of his action. Allah has pardoned whatever is a thing of the past; and whoever returns (to it), Allah will take vengeance on him, and Allah is Mighty, the Lord of Retribution."

Commentary :
In this verse, the command of the prohibition of hunting at the time of being in pilgrim garment, with a general condition, has been issued more clearly and precisely.
It says:
" O' you who have Faith! kill no game while you are in pilgrim garb; ..."
Then, it points to the atonement of hunting in the condition of being in pilgrim garb, and says:
"... and anyone of you who kills it intentionally, its atonement is the like in cattle of what he has killed, ..."
That is, such a person should sacrifice that animal and give its meat to some needy ones.
Here, the purpose of ` the like ' is the likeness of the size and the shape of the animal. It is in this sense that, for example, if a person hunts a wild big animal, such as the ostrich, he should choose an ostrich as an atonement; or if he hunts a deer, he should sacrifice a lamb with nearly the same size.
And, since some people may fall into suspicion upon the subject of likeness, in this regard, the Qur'an ordains that this matter should be fulfilled under the judgement of two just persons, possessed of some knowledge among you. It says:
"... as (to this likeness) two just persons among you judge, ..."
And, for the place where this animal should be sacrificed, the Qur'an commands that it must be killed as a sacrifice dedicated to the Ka`bah and in the land of Ka`bah. It says:
"... (and the animal) will be an offering reached to the ka`bah, ..."
Then, the Qur'an adds that it is not necessary that the atonement should certainly be in the form of sacrifice, but each of the two other things can substitute it. The first is that some money equivalent to it can be spent in the way of feeding the poor.
It says:
"... or the atonement (of it) is feeding the poor, ..."
And the second thing of substitution is as follows:
"... or the equivalent of that in fasting, ..."
These atonements are for that the person sees the retribution of his committing offence. It says:
"... that he may taste the effect of his action ..."
But, in view of the fact that usually no ordinance includes the past, the Qur'an stipulates that Allah has forgiven the offences that have been done in this field, saying thus:
"... Allah has pardoned whatever is a thing of the past; ..."
So, if a person does not pay attention to these frequent warnings and the ordinance of atonement and hunts at the time of being in the pilgrim garb, Allah will take vengeance of such a person and Allah is Mighty to take vengeance in the appropriate time. It says:
"... and whoever returns (to it), Allah will take vengeance on him, and Allah is Mighty, the Lord of Retribution."
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