Who is liable when the shooter intentionally strikes someone presented towards a target?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)

Book 48 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

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If the shooter intentionally aims and strikes the person presented towards the target, liability rests solely upon the shooter. This is because the shooter is the direct actor (*mubashir*), while the presenter is merely the cause (*mutasabbib*), drawing an analogy to the case of one who restrains another (*mumsik*) versus the one who kills (*qatil*).