وَمَنْ قَتَلَ جَرَادَةً تَصَدَّقَ بِمَا شَاءَ، وَتَمْرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ جَرَادَةٍ.
Translation: Whoever kills a locust gives whatever charity they choose; a date is better than a locust.
Jaradah is one locust and tamrah is one date. The date comparison illustrates the small charitable nature of this clause.
Both this and the louse clause use bima shaʾa, rather than the quantified game penalty previously studied. Do not recast the phrase as compulsory sacrifice of a sheep.
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Bab Jinayat al-Muhrim — Exempt Animals, Predators, and Eating Game (Part V)
وَمَنْ قَتَلَ جَرَادَةً تَصَدَّقَ بِمَا شَاءَ، وَتَمْرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ جَرَادَةٍ.
Translation: Whoever kills a locust gives whatever charity they choose; a date is better than a locust.
Jaradah is one locust and tamrah is one date. The date comparison illustrates the small charitable nature of this clause.
Both this and the louse clause use bima shaʾa, rather than the quantified game penalty previously studied. Do not recast the phrase as compulsory sacrifice of a sheep.