If a hunter fires a bullet at a bird and it falls wounded in its wing, is this bird to be eaten?

Abu Malik: A man...

The questioner: A hunter.
Abu Malik: A hunter fired a bullet at a bird and hit it in the wing, so it fell to the ground. Is this bird to be eaten? Perhaps he does not know whether the bullet killed it or the fall did.

The Shaykh : It is as ifThe questioner : Meaning it fell to the ground dead, like this, right?
Abu Malik: Yes, indeed.

The Shaykh: And the hit was in its wing. You are pointing like this, what does that mean?

The questioner: On its side, meaning.

The Shaykh: I hope you will be patient for the complete answer. If blood flowed from it, then this is like slaughtering an animal with your hand by its neck or throat. The important thing is that the hunter did not catch the bird that was hit in the wing while it was alive, and it died after he caught it alive; in that case, it is not to be eaten. But if he went to it and found it dead, then it has become lawful for him. Likewise, the bird that the shooter hit and it fell into the sea or into water, and he found it dead, its ruling is the ruling of the first case. That is, the one who apparently killed it is the one that caused it to fall into the sea, which is the bullet. If he finds it in the sea struggling like this, it must be slaughtered. But if he finds it dead, it is permissible and lawful. Yes.

Another questioner: Whatever has had its blood flowed, eat...

The Shaykh : How?

Another questioner: Whatever has had its blood flowed, eat...

The Shaykh: Yes.