and Ishaq, al-Sha'bi, al-Hakam, Hammad, al-Thawri, Abu Hanifah, al-Shafi'i (3), and Abu Thawr. Malik said: It is not permissible to eat it unless it is ritually slaughtered (tadhkiyah). This is the opinion of Rabi'ah and al-Layth. Ahmad said: Perhaps Malik did not hear the hadith of Rafi' ibn Khadij. It was argued on behalf of Malik that once a domestic animal becomes wild, the ruling governing wild animals does not apply to it, evidenced by the fact that no compensation (jaza') is due from a person in the state of ihram for killing it (4), and a domestic donkey does not become lawful if it becomes wild. Our proof is what was narrated by Rafi' ibn Khadij, who said: "We were with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, when a camel fled. There were a few horses among the people, so they pursued it but it exhausted them. A man aimed an arrow at it and Allah restrained it. The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 'These animals have wild instincts like the instincts of wild animals, so whatever of them overcomes you, do to it like this.'" In another narration: "Whatever of them flees from you, do to it like this." It is agreed upon (5). A bull also became wild (6) in one of the houses of the Ansar, and a man struck it with a sword after mentioning the name of Allah over it. Ali was asked about it and said: "A swift slaughter (tadhkiyah)," and he ordered them to eat it. A camel also fell into a well and was slaughtered (tudhkiya) from its flank, then it was sold for twenty dirhams, and Ibn Umar took one-tenth of its price, which was two dirhams. Furthermore, the consideration for ritual slaughter depends on the state of the animal at the time of slaughtering, not on its origin, as evidenced by the wild animal; if it is captured, its ritual slaughter is required