Another type of work is hunting. Fish, pearls, corals, sponges and other prey are possessed by those who hunt them, as in the case of birds, animals and other things hunted on land, which are also the property of those who hunt them. Allah (swt) said:

“Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water-game and its use for food-for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel, but prohibited is (the pursuit of) land-game as long as you are in a state of Ihram.” [Al-Ma’idah: 96] And He (swt) said:

“If you broke your State of Ihram you are allowed to hunt.” [Al-Ma’idah:2] And He (swt) said:

“They ask you what is lawful to them (as food). Say: lawful to you are (all) things good and pure (tayyebat), and what you have taught the beasts and birds of prey, training them to hunt in the manner directed to you by Allah. Eat what they catch for you, but pronounce the name of Allah over it…” [Al-Ma’idah: 4]

And Abu Tha’alaba al-Khashni narrated, “I came to the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) and said: ‘O Prophet (pbuh) of Allah! We are in a hunting land, I hunt by my arrow and by my trained dog and with my untrained dog, so tell me which of these is allowed for me?’ He (swt) said: “As for what you mentioned, that you are in a hunting land, so what you hunted by your arrow and mentioned on it the name of Allah, eat of it, and what you hunted by your trained dog, and mentioned on it the name of Allah, eat of it, and that which you hunted by your untrained dog and you got it before its death and slaughtered it, eat of it.”’ (narrated by An-Nisai and Ibn Majah).