Is compensation required if death occurs during the prescribed punishment for alcohol consumption (*hadd al-khamr*)?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Beverages (Intoxicants)
Primary text
Compensation is not required for death resulting from *hadd al-khamr*. Although Ali reportedly suggested compensation in a specific instance involving a miscarriage, this view was not adopted by other Companions or jurists, and thus it does not establish a binding ruling. The foundational principle is that compensation is not due when death occurs due to a legally established punishment (*hadd*).
Supporting text
The specific case cited regarding Ali's advice to Umar concerning a woman who aborted her fetus after receiving the alcohol punishment is addressed by arguing that the fetus caused no offense and was not subject to *Ta'zir* or *hadd*, meaning the loss of the fetus is separate from the ruling on the administered punishment.