The Meaning of Destruction in the Chapter on Blood Money and the Form of Destroying the Two Beards
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the author’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement, “Whoever destroys something in a person, of which he has one part,” the question is: Does destruction mean only cutting, or are there other forms of destruction? We hope for an example of how the two beards are destroyed.
The Shaykh:
O my brothers, they have clarified that this destruction of a limb, upon which a crime is committed, is of two types: either by destroying it, cutting it, and removing it, or by destroying its benefit. Destroying its benefit is like destroying it itself, because it has become valueless. So the crime against it is either by destroying and removing it, or by destroying its benefit and utility.
The questioner:
He says: Whoever destroys something in a person, of which he has one part, and takes it.
The Shaykh:
In the case of the two beards, one uproots one of the beards from the side of the face. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the author’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement, “Whoever destroys something in a person, of which he has one part,” the question is: Does destruction mean only cutting, or are there other forms of destruction? We hope for an example of how the two beards are destroyed.
The Shaykh:
O my brothers, they have clarified that this destruction of a limb, upon which a crime is committed, is of two types: either by destroying it, cutting it, and removing it, or by destroying its benefit. Destroying its benefit is like destroying it itself, because it has become valueless. So the crime against it is either by destroying and removing it, or by destroying its benefit and utility.
The questioner:
He says: Whoever destroys something in a person, of which he has one part, and takes it.
The Shaykh:
In the case of the two beards, one uproots one of the beards from the side of the face. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 091-كتاب الجنايات - ديات النفس — archive.org (29:08)
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