وَمَنْ كَسَرَ بَيْضَ صَيْدٍ: فَعَلَيْهِ قِيمَتُهُ.
Translation: Whoever breaks the egg of game is liable for its value.
The text treats the protected egg as having compensable value. Breaking an egg is not automatically the same as killing a fully grown animal: this clause specifically mentions the egg’s value.
A separate rule follows when a dead formed chick emerges from the broken egg.
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Bab Jinayat al-Muhrim — Hunting Penalties, Valuation and Liability (Part IV)
وَمَنْ كَسَرَ بَيْضَ صَيْدٍ: فَعَلَيْهِ قِيمَتُهُ.
Translation: Whoever breaks the egg of game is liable for its value.
The text treats the protected egg as having compensable value. Breaking an egg is not automatically the same as killing a fully grown animal: this clause specifically mentions the egg’s value.
A separate rule follows when a dead formed chick emerges from the broken egg.