the prey with an iron blade in the customary manner, so it is similar to if he had shot it with it. And because he intended the killing of the prey with that which has a blade and which is customary to hunt with, it is similar to what we have mentioned, and the cause acts as the direct action in [terms of] liability, so it is the same in the permissibility of the hunt. It differs from the case where he sets up a knife, for it is not customary to hunt with it. And if he shoots an arrow without seeing a prey, that is not customary, and the default is that it will not hit a prey, so his intention was not sound, and this is contrary to that.
A section: As for what is killed by a net or a rope, it is forbidden. We know of no disagreement regarding this, except from al-Hasan, who held that what is killed by a rope is permissible if he mentions the name of Allah, provided it enters it and wounds it. This is an anomalous view that contradicts the generality of the scholars. And because it killed it with something that has no blade, it is similar to if he had killed it with a pellet.
1714 - Issue; He said: (And if he hunts with a mi'rad [a thin piece of wood], he may eat what it kills with its blade, and he shall not eat what it kills with its side.)
The mi'rad is a sharpened piece of wood, and sometimes an iron tip is placed on its head. Ahmad said: The mi'rad resembles an arrow; it is thrown at the prey, so it may strike the prey with its blade, piercing and killing it, in which case it is permissible. It may also strike with its side, killing it by its weight, in which case it is considered 'mawqudha' [killed by beating] and is not permissible. This is the view of Ali, Salman, Ammar, and Ibn Abbas. This is also the position of al-Nakha'i, al-Hakam, Malik, al-Thawri, al-Shafi'i, Abu Hanifah, Ishaq, and Abu Thawr. Al-Awza'i and the people of Syria said: What it kills with its blade and its side is permissible. Ibn Umar said: Whatever game is shot with a jullahiq [pellet bow] or a mi'rad is considered 'mawqudha'. Al-Hasan said the same. Our position is what was narrated by Adi ibn Hatim, who said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was asked about hunting with a mi'rad, and he said: "What pierces, eat it; and what it kills with its side, it is mawqudha [killed by beating], so do not
(5) In the original, (A), and (B): "and the rope". (6) In the original and (A): "killed". (1) In (M): "and not". (2) In (B): "sharpened". (3) In (M): "and Uthman".
