How does the prohibition of blood in Islam align with the permissibility of hunting, despite the fact that hunted meat does not get rid of all its blood?
The religion of Allah is perfect, with no discrepancies within it. Hunting and ritual slaughter both share the condition of shedding blood for the hunted or slaughtered animal to be permissible for consumption, in accordance with the hadith: "What sheds blood and has the name of Allah mentioned over it, then eat."
Thus, game is only permissible if it is struck by the sharp edge of the hunting tool, and its blood is shed. If it is struck by its blunt side or dies by strangulation, it is not permissible. Hunting differs from ritual slaughter in the location of blood shedding. In hunting, it can be from any part of the animal's body due to necessity and the difficulty of seizing it, whereas in ritual slaughter, it is done at the neck.
It is permissible to treat livestock that are difficult to seize like game, so they may be slaughtered from any part of their body that can be reached.
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