it is found, on the condition that he strikes with the tip of the arrow. If he strikes with its side or its nock (fūq), such as if the arrow flips before the target so that its nock strikes the target, it is not counted; because this is from the worst of errors. If the arrow breaks into two pieces and the other piece strikes, it is not counted. If the target is a hide upon which a hoop (shanbar) has been sewn, like the hoop of a sieve, and they provided it with loops and threads to hang it by these loops, and he strikes the hoop or the loops, you look at their stipulation (65); if hitting the target was stipulated, it is counted for him, because that is part of the target. As for the appendages (maʿālīq), which are the threads, it is not counted for him if he strikes them, under both conditions; because they are not part of the hide nor part of the target, so it resembles hitting the framework (hadaf).

Section: If the wind blows the target away and the arrow lands in its place, if their condition was "hawasil" (attainments), it is counted for him, because we know that if the target had been in its place, he would have hit it. If their condition was "khawasiq" (piercings), the Qadi said: one looks; if (66) the hardness of the framework is equal to the hardness of the target, and it stuck into the framework, it is counted for him, because if it had remained in its place, it would have stuck into it, just as it stuck in the framework. If it did not stick into it despite the equivalence, it is not counted. If the framework was harder and it did not stick into it, or if it was soft, the arrow is not counted for him nor against him, because we do not know whether it would have stuck in the target if it had remained in its place or not? This is the school of al-Shafiʿi. Abu al-Khattab said: If their condition was "khawasiq", the arrow that landed in its place is not counted for him nor against him, because we do not know whether it would have stuck in the target had it been present or not. If the arrow lands outside the target's position, it is counted against the archer, because it is an error. Even if it lands in the target in the location to which it flew, it is also counted against him, not for him, unless they had agreed to shoot at the location to which it flew. The ruling is the same if the wind knocks the target over (67) onto its face.

Section: If he shoots and misses due to an external factor, such as a broken bow, a snapped string, an animal crossing in front of him, or a strong wind that deflects the arrow laterally, it is not counted (68) against him with that arrow; because