If death results from a beating given as discipline

Question

Question: A man, after the death of his wife, married the widowed sister of his late wife. The widowed sister had a girl from her first husband. One day, over some matter, this man beat this girl; suddenly, a few hours later, the girl died. In reality this man had no intention of killing her. What is the ruling for such a man?

Answer

The one from whose beating this girl died is obliged to pay compensation (daman is wajib upon him): [ar]كَضَرْبِ الْمُعَلِّمِ إِجْمَاعًا، وَإِنِ الضَّرْبُ بِإِذْنِهِمَا لَا ضَمَانَ عَلَى الْمُعَلِّمِ إِجْمَاعًا.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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