Identifying Khabeeth Animals
Ok. Good hypothesis. Let’s see if it works: Al-Ma’idah – 5:1 Arabic يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَوۡفُواْ بِٱلۡعُقُودِۚ أُحِلَّتۡ لَكُم بَهِيمَةُ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ إِلَّا مَا يُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ غَيۡرَ مُحِلِّى ٱلصَّيۡدِ وَأَنتُمۡ حُرُمٌۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحۡكُمُ مَا يُرِيدُ Al-Ma’idah – 5:96 Arabic أُحِلَّ لَكُمۡ صَيۡدُ ٱلۡبَحۡرِ وَطَعَامُهُۥ مَتَٰعًا لَّكُمۡ وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِۖ وَحُرِّمَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ صَيۡدُ ٱلۡبَرِّ مَا دُمۡتُمۡ حُرُمًاۗ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِىٓ إِلَيۡهِ تُحۡشَرُونَ Both of these ayaat have two clauses. Ayah 1 has 1. Livestock halal 2. Hunting haraam. Ayah 96 has 1. Seafood halal 2. Hunting haraam. Now both of these also have the clause ‘whilst you are under ihram’. (1 is just a regular ism whereas 96 is a haal but I don’t have enough knowldge in Arabic to know the difference, maybe @Irfan76 can help to know the nuance إن شاء الله). Now you are saying that the clause of ‘whilst being in ihram’ applies only to the second directive in ayah 1- that all livestock is halal- and hunting is only haraam whilst in ihram. So you should say the same for ayah 96- that all seafood is halal- and Hunting is haraam in ihram. That would be the consistent outcome of what I have understood form your argument. I disagree with it and think both clauses come under the same condition.