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Question 122718: Assalaamu alaykum. I was driving a car, and after exiting a roundabout, I unintentionally hit a pigeon. By the time I noticed the bird on the road, it was too late for me to stop my car and, moreover, it was a busy street and there were other cards behind me. What is the ruling? Am I required to offer an expiation or fast? May Allaah reward you.
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger.You are not sinful for what happened, as Allah says (what means): {And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but [only for] what your hearts intended.} [Quran 33:5] Ibn Katheer said, "The sin is on the person who deliberately does something wrong."A person who deliberately kills an animal without reason is the one to be blamed. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr narrated, "The Prophet (saw) said, 'Whoever kills a bird without right, Allah will ask him about it on the Day of Judgment." [Ahmad, an-Nasai and ad-Darimi]Therefore, you are not Islamically required to give charity for killing a pigeon because there is no text in the Sharia that stipulates that the killer of an animal must give a charity or expiation, with the exception of what is mentioned regarding a person who assumed Ihraam (state of ritual consecration) for Hajj or 'Umrah if he deliberately kills a game (hunting), as there is a punishment for it in the Sharia.Allah knows best. (Source: islam_web) Classified in Foods, Drinks, Clothes and Adornment > Hunting
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