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The hare

الأرنب

Umar ruled a young she-kid in compensation for the hare killed in ihram — the smallest of the wild has a ransom with the scholars, and the hare is lawful game to eat for most of them.

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Muwatta 1239

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The gazelle· The hyena· The jerboa· Expiation (kaffara)· Muwatta, Book of Pilgrimage (hajj)· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Muwatta 1239· The birds of the elephant

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  • Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf)
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Umar ruled a goat in compensation for the gazelle killed in ihram — the first game of Arabia, witness that every hunted beast has its ransom in wealth.