FatwaFederal TerritoriesFood & Halal
AL-KAFI #537 : ADAKAH HALAL BURUAN YANG MATI AKIBAT TEMBAKAN SENAPANG?
Is game animal killed by a gunshot halal to eat?
Short answer
Hunting with a rifle is permissible because it is analogised to sharp or projectile tools such as the arrow.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Hunting with a rifle is permissible because it is analogised to sharp or projectile tools such as the arrow. If the hunter finds the animal already dead after rushing to reach it, the death is treated as an emergency slaughter and the animal is halal to eat. The ruling cites the hadith of Rafi' bin Khudaij about a runaway camel that was killed by an arrow.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berkenaan dengan memburu menggunakan senapang maka hukumnya adalah harus. Ini kerana ia diqiaskan kepada benda yang tajam atau lemparan seperti panah dan lain lagi.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #537 : ADAKAH HALAL BURUAN YANG MATI AKIBAT TEMBAKAN SENAPANG?”, 20 February 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1010-al-kafi-537-adakah-halal-buruang-yang-mati-akibat-tembakan-senapang. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-game-killed-by-gunshot-halal/