Conditions upon which Hunting by Sword is Licit
Issue No. 2238- If a person cuts an animal into two parts with a sword or something else with which hunting is permissible, fulfilling the conditions mentioned above, and its head and neck remain in one part, both parts are halal if the hunter reaches the animal when it is dead or the animal is alive at that time but there is not enough time to slaughter it. However, if there is time for slaughtering it, that part which does not contain the head is haram, and the part which contains the head and neck it will be halal if it is slaughtered according to the rules prescribed by sharia.
