The ruling on the loss of a pledged slave girl in the possession of the pledgee if the pledger permits him to strike her

Question : Yes, Salim. And if his intention regarding striking her is different. Yes.

Answer : May Allah reward you with good. This is correct; it is difficult for a person to humiliate her by striking her until she perishes. However, a person may intend to strike her to direct her to the right and left, and it may happen that the strike falls on a part that causes her to perish or die. It is well known that if he intends to strike her until she dies, it is forbidden for him and for the pledgee as well.