The Ruling on Retaliation for a Blow Resulting in Paralysis
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person strikes another and this blow results in the victim suffering permanent paralysis, is there retaliation (qisas)?
Answer:
If he struck him intentionally and that resulted in the paralysis, he is liable for the blood money (diyah), for the intention of the limb, the intention of its benefit, the limb being lost from the start, but this paralysis is the loss of its benefit, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person strikes another and this blow results in the victim suffering permanent paralysis, is there retaliation (qisas)?
Answer:
If he struck him intentionally and that resulted in the paralysis, he is liable for the blood money (diyah), for the intention of the limb, the intention of its benefit, the limb being lost from the start, but this paralysis is the loss of its benefit, yes.
Source
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