What is meant by the condition that the hunting animal must not eat from the game, and why are birds specifically singled out for this while beasts are not? And what is meant by the condition that the hunting animal must not share with another hunting animal whose game is not permissible?
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Scholars have differed on the ruling concerning eating game caught by a hawk (bazi) if the hawk eats from it. Some scholars view it as unlawful by analogy with a dog, while others permit it because the training of a hawk relies on eating. This is the view of Ibn Abbas, Al-Nakha'i, Al-Thawri, and Abu Hanifa. However, if an un-trained dog is found with a trained dog, and it is unknown which of them killed the game, or if it is known that the un-trained dog was the killer, then the game is not lawful.
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