The ruling on the liability of one who binds and restrains a free person who then dies from a lightning strike or a snake
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The author of al-Rawd mentioned that in al-Tanqih, al-Iqna', and al-Muntaha, they state that if a free, accountable person is bound and restrained and then dies from a lightning strike or a snake, the blood money (diyah) is not obligatory. What is the stronger position in this issue?
Answer:
Yes, because the snake and the lightning strike are not from his action, so he is not liable. It is not something that resulted from his action; rather, it is the action of Allah the Exalted, so he is not liable for it. The school of thought (madhhab) is that he is liable, as you have, because he caused his binding and restraint, and so on. The stronger position is that he is not liable, because the lightning strike is not from his action, and the snake is not from his action. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The author of al-Rawd mentioned that in al-Tanqih, al-Iqna', and al-Muntaha, they state that if a free, accountable person is bound and restrained and then dies from a lightning strike or a snake, the blood money (diyah) is not obligatory. What is the stronger position in this issue?
Answer:
Yes, because the snake and the lightning strike are not from his action, so he is not liable. It is not something that resulted from his action; rather, it is the action of Allah the Exalted, so he is not liable for it. The school of thought (madhhab) is that he is liable, as you have, because he caused his binding and restraint, and so on. The stronger position is that he is not liable, because the lightning strike is not from his action, and the snake is not from his action. Yes.
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