Hadith.5355 - Al-Husayn ibn Khalid narrated from Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), who said: "The diyyah (blood money) for a fetus, if its mother is struck and it is miscarried before the soul is breathed into it, is one hundred dinars, and this belongs to its heirs. As for the diyyah of a deceased person whose head is severed and whose abdomen is cut open, it does not go to his heirs; rather, it belongs to him alone." I asked: "What is the difference between the two cases?" Imam (as) said: "The fetus represents a future life, and its benefit is anticipated. But the deceased has already passed away, and his benefit has ceased. Therefore, when he is mutilated after death, the diyyah for the mutilation is his alone, not for others. It is to be used to perform Hajj on his behalf or for acts of charity and other good deeds." I then asked: "What if a man enters to dig a grave to wash the deceased, but while digging, he loses focus, and his shovel slips from his hand and strikes the abdomen of the deceased, cutting it open? What is required of him?" Imam (as) said: "If it happened in this manner, it is considered unintentional (khata'), and he is required to perform kaffarah (expiation): to free a slave, or fast for two consecutive months, or feed sixty poor people, giving each one a mudd (a measure) according to the mudd of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family."

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Hadith.5356 - In Nawadir of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, it is narrated that Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Beheading the dead is more severe than beheading the living."

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Hadith.5357 - In the narration of Abdullah ibn Muskan from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), regarding a man who beheaded a dead person Imam (as) said: "The blood money is upon him because the sanctity of the deceased is like his sanctity when he was alive."

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Hadith.5358 - It is narrated from Abu Jamilah, from Ishaq ibn Ammar, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a deceased person whose head was cut off. Imam (as) said: "The blood money is upon the one who did it." I asked: "Who receives his blood money?" Imam (as) said: "The Imam, for this belongs to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic. And if his right hand or any of his limbs is cut off, the compensation (Al-arsh) is also due to the Imam."

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.