Is it permissible to divide the participants into two groups by drawing lots (al-qur'ah)?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Racing and Archery
Primary text
It is not permissible to divide the participants into two groups by drawing lots. This is because drawing lots might result in placing the most skilled archers in one group and the less skilled in the other, thereby nullifying the purpose of the contest which is to ascertain true skill.