Is compensation required if a branch is cut or vegetation is damaged and subsequently replaced or regrows?
Chapter on What the Muhrim Must Avoid and What is Permissible for Him
Al-Mughni
Book of Hajj
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There is an uncertainty regarding whether compensation is nullified if someone cuts a branch or vegetation, and then a replacement grows back (Istikhlaf). This is analogous to a wound on game that heals or the cutting of human hair that regrows. However, there is also an opinion that compensation remains obligatory because the second entity is not identical to the first.