When Sayyiduna Ka'b al-Ahbar (may Allah be pleased with him) came from Syria, there were some riders with him who had put on ihram on the way. They saw the meat of game, so Sayyiduna Ka'b al-Ahbar (may Allah be pleased with him) permitted them to eat it. When they came to Madinah, they related this to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: Who gave you this fatwa? They replied: Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) did. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I have made Ka'b your ruler until you return. Then one day, on the way to Makkah, they came across a swarm of locusts. Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the fatwa that they could catch and eat them. When those people came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), they related this to him. He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him): How did you give this fatwa? Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the locust is the game of the sea. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: How so? Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Commander of the Faithful! By the One in Whose hand is my soul! The locust comes out from the sneeze of a fish, which sneezes twice every year.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked whether a muhrim (person in the state of ihram) should buy game meat found on the way or not. He replied that if the game is hunted for the sake of the pilgrims, then I consider it disliked. However, if it was not hunted for the muhrim but he happens to find it, then there is no harm in buying it.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: If a person enters into the state of ihram and he has a game animal which he has caught or purchased, then it is not necessary for him to release it; rather, he may keep it in his house.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Hunting fish in rivers, streams, and ponds is lawful for a person in the state of ihram.