Is the person who cuts off a limb affected by *Akalah* (gangrene/necrosis) with the consent of the affected person liable?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Beverages (Intoxicants)

Book 53 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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If a large, sane person willingly consents to the removal of a limb afflicted with *Akalah* (gangrene), the cutter incurs no liability (no *diyah* or *qisas*). If the cutting was performed under compulsion, the cutting and its ensuing consequences (*sarayah*) are subject to *Qisas* (retaliation), regardless of whether the cutter was a ruler (*Imam*) or someone else, because this surgical act leads to destruction.