Malik said, I still hear that when a person in ihram kills an ostrich, a camel is due". Malik said, "I think that for an ostrich egg, one tenth of the price of a camel is due in the same way that there is a newly-born male or female slave for the unborn child of a free woman. The value of the newly-born slave is fifty dinars, and that is one-tenth of what the blood-money for the mother would be".Birds from the eagle family, eagles or falcons or vultures count as game for which a price is paid just as a price is paid for any game which a person in ihram kills. For everything for which a penalty is paid, the assessment is the same, whether the animal is old or young. The analogy of that is that the blood-money for the young and the old freeman, are considered to be the same".
This hadith teaches us about justice and fairness when it comes to paying penalties for certain actions taken by people who are in ihram. It also teaches us about equality between different age groups when it comes to paying blood money since both young and old freemen should receive equal amounts of compensation according to this hadith. Additionally, we learn from this hadith that even animals such as ostriches have rights which must be respected by those who are performing Hajj or Umrah since there is a penalty associated with killing them during these pilgrimages.
