Who owns game shot in a tree located in another person's house if it falls into that house and they retrieve it?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Hunting and Slaughter

Book 56 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If a person shoots a bird resting in a tree located within the property of another group of people, and the bird falls into their property, the bird belongs exclusively to the shooter. Ownership is established for the shooter because the act of shooting removed the game's resistance to capture (izalat imtina'ihi).