Transliteration:( Yaaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanoo laa taqtulus saida wa antum hurum; wa man qatalahoo minkum mut'am midan fajazaaa'um mislu maa qatala minanna'ami yahkumu bihee zawaa 'adlim minkum hadyam baalighal Ka'bati aw kaffaaratun ta'aamu masaakeena aw 'adlu zaalika Siyaamal liyazooqa wabaala amrih; 'afal laahu 'ammaa salaf; wa man 'aada fayanta qimul laahu minh; wallaahu 'azeezun zuntiqaam )
 260. From this, we learn that hunting animals of land while in Ihram is forbidden. However, one is allowed to hunt rabid dog, wolves, animals of prey vultures, crows, rats, etc. In like manner one would be forgiven for killing mosquitoes ants or bugs (Khazainul Irfaan).
261. Anyone in Ihram who hunts animals of land intentionally or by error would be duty-bound to pay compensation for this. Mention of intentional hunting is being made here, while mention regarding unintentional hunting is made in the Hadith.
 262. According to Imam Abu Hanifa (May) Allah be pleased with him) the pronoun "whatever" refers to "from amongst the cattle" while according to Imam Shafaee and Imam Muhammad (May Allah be pleased with them) this word refers to "like an animal". Hence, "like animal" according to Imam Abu Hanifa signifies its implied meaning i.e. its value while Imam Shafa'ee (May Allah be pleased with him) takes it to mean the actual animal. Therefore to pay the value of the hunted animal is obligatory according to Imam-e-Azam (May Allah be pleased with him) while according to the Shafa'ee school of thought the compensation will be a like domesticated animal and its equivalent value in cash will be payable according to the monetary system where the animal was hunted.
 263. From this we understand that the compensation for a hunted animal is based on three factors:
1. To purchase an animal of similar type and have it sacrificed at the Haram Shareef.
2. To purchase wheat with money equal to the value of the animal and have it distributed among the poor in the quantity of Fitra ie 2,5 kg per person.
3. To keep one fast for every 2,5 kg of wheat purchased from the price money of the hunted animal.
 264. From this verse one learns about the prohibition of hunting while in Ihram. It is proven from Hadith Shareef that it is forbidden for the Mohrim to assist the hunter or even to point in his direction. The slaughtered meat of a hunted animal can neither be eaten by the Mohrim, a pilgrim or a non-pilgrim. In addition if a Mohrim hunts several animals he will have to pay one kaffarah for each animal.
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The tafsir of Surah Maidah verse 95 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maidah ayat 94 which provides the complete commentary from verse 94 through 95.
110. When a person is in the state of pilgrim sanctity (ihram) it is prohibited for him both to hunt and to assist in hunting animals. Indeed, even if an animal has been hunted for him by someone else he may not eat it. However, if someone hunts an animal for himself and makes a gift of it to such a person, there is no harm in his eating it. There is an exception to this injunction and that is with regard to harmful animals. Snakes, scorpions, mad dogs and other such animals which cause injury to man may be killed even by one in the state of ihram. (See Bukhari, ‘Talaq’, 24; ‘Sayd’, 2; Abu Da’ud, ‘Manasik’, 40, 41; Tirmidhi, Hajj’, 27; ‘Sayd’, 26 – Ed.)
111. It would also be ‘two men of equity’ (Surah Al-Maidah, ayat 95) to judge as to the number of persons one should feed or the number of days one should fast by way of expiation for killing a certain animal.
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