Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said regarding the statement of Allah the Exalted: ﴿أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ وَطَعَامُهُ مَتَاعًا لَكُمْ﴾: Here, by «طَعَامُهُ» is meant such fish and the like which the sea throws towards the land.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said regarding Allah the Exalted’s statement: ﴿أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ وَطَعَامُهُ﴾: «صَيْدُهُ» refers to fresh game, and «طَعَامُهُ» refers to the fish which the sea throws out onto the land, which is lawful for both the traveler and the resident.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: By «صَيْدُهُ» is meant the fish that is hunted, and by «طَعَامُهُ» is meant that which the sea throws out.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I went to Bahrain, and the people there asked me about the ruling on a fish that the sea throws onto the land. I instructed them that it is permissible to eat it. When I returned, I asked Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) about this matter. He asked: What ruling did you give them? I replied: I told them it is permissible to eat it. He said: If you had said anything else, I would have beaten you with a whip. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this verse: ﴿أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ وَطَعَامُهُ﴾ and said: «صَيْدُهُ» is that which is hunted directly, and «طَعَامُهُ» is that which the sea throws onto the land.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Hunting is not lawful for you while you are in the state of ihram. Then he recited this verse: ﴿وَحُرِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَرِّ مَا دُمْتُمْ حُرُمًا﴾ meaning: And land game is forbidden to you as long as you are in the state of ihram.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: This verse is ambiguous.