Conditions of Hunting by Weapons
Issue No. 2234- If a halal wild animal is hunted with a weapon, it becomes halal, if the following five conditions are fulfilled:1- The hunting should be with a sharp weapon like a sword, knife, dagger or gun and the like, irrespective of whether its bullet used for hunting is sharp or not. However, it should be able to cut through the body of the animal and blood should flow from it. And if an animal is hunted with a trap or hit by a piece of wood or a stone, etc., it becomes haram, but if the hunter reaches the animal while it is still alive, and then he slaughters it according to the sharia laws, it would be halal.2- As an obligatory precaution, the hunter should be a Muslim or a Muslim child who can distinguish between good and bad.3- The hunter should aim the weapon for hunting. In case, therefore, a person takes an aim at some place but kills an animal accidentally, it will be haram to eat the meat of that animal.4- While using the weapon, the hunter should utter the name of Allah. There is, however, no harm if he fails to do so on account of forgetfulness. 5- The animal should be dead when the hunter reaches it, or if it is alive, there should be no sufficient time left to slaughter it. However, if he has enough time to slaughter it and he does not slaughter it until it dies, it will be haram.
