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and a third party who acts as a neutral entrant. However, according to the stronger view, an archery competition may validly take place between two participants.
There must also be an umpire between the two, knowledgeable about the prize and how it is to be assessed, so that neither is treated unfairly. For the two competitors are exactly like two litigants, and litigants must have a judge to rule between them.
وثالث محلل، وأما على القول الراجح فيصح أن تكون المناضلة بين اثنين.
ثم لا بد من حَكَمٍ بين الاثنين يكون عارفاً بالسبق، وتقدير السبق بحيث لا يُظلم أحد؛ لأن المتسابقين كالخصمين تماماً، والخصمان لا بد لهما من حاكم يحكم بينهما.