What is the opinion on what is known among people as tracking footprints or the "mari," which indicates stolen items?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is your opinion on what is known among people as tracking footprints or the "mari," which indicates footprints or stolen items?

Answer:
Stolen items? No, the "mari" does not know about them; rather, it knows the footprints. This is correct; it knows the footprints. Allah the Exalted said: Among people there is one who possesses skill and intelligence; he knows the footprint of so-and-so and the footprint of so-and-so, and he knows the footprint of a woman from the footprint of a man, and he knows, meaning he distinguishes between these footprints.
This is skill from Allah the Exalted for the benefit of the servants. Among people there is one who attributes a child to his father when there is confusion, and he attributes him, saying, "This is the son of so-and-so." This is called al-qafah. These are matters that Allah has established for the benefit of the servants, and they are of intelligence and acumen, not of sorcery or the work of the jinn. Yes.