The Meaning of the Hadith: Breaking the Bone of a Dead Person Is Like Breaking It While Alive
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Breaking the bone of a dead person is like breaking it while alive. He asks: Does that mean there is blood money (diyah) involved, and that it falls under the rules of retaliation for injuries?
Answer:
No, no, it is in terms of sin. That is, breaking it while dead is like breaking it while alive in terms of sin and prohibition, not in terms of blood money, yes, and not in terms of retaliation, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Breaking the bone of a dead person is like breaking it while alive. He asks: Does that mean there is blood money (diyah) involved, and that it falls under the rules of retaliation for injuries?
Answer:
No, no, it is in terms of sin. That is, breaking it while dead is like breaking it while alive in terms of sin and prohibition, not in terms of blood money, yes, and not in terms of retaliation, yes.
Source
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