Family & Kinship

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ بُكَيْرٍ يَرْوِي عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا ع قَالَ: مَنْ زَنَى بِذَاتِ مَحْرَمٍ حَتَّى يُوَاقِعَهَا ضُرِبَ ضَرْبَةً بِالسَّيْفِ أَخَذَتْ مِنْهُ مَا أَخَذَتْ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ تَابَعَتْهُ ضُرِبَتْ ضَرْبَةً بِالسَّيْفِ أَخَذَتْ مِنْهَا مَا أَخَذَتْ قِيلَ وَ مَنْ يَضْرِبُهُمَا وَ لَيْسَ لَهُمَا خَصْمٌ قَالَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ إِذَا رُفِعَا إِلَيْهِ‌[4].

Hadith.5043 - In the narration of Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub from Abu Ayyub, who heard Ibn Bukayr narrating from one of the Imams (peace be upon them), it is reported: "Whoever commits fornication with a close relative (one prohibited in marriage) until intercourse occurs, he is to be struck with the sword in a blow that take

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَفْتَرِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ جَاهِلِيَّةِ الْعَرَبِ قَالَ يُضْرَبُ حَدّاً قُلْتُ يُضْرَبُ حَدّاً قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‌[4].

I asked Imam (as) about a man who slanders a man from the pre-Islamic Arabs. Imam (as) said: "He is to be given the legal punishment." I asked: "Is he to be given the legal punishment?" He said: "Yes, because that offense reaches the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family)."

وَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‌[1] شَارِبُ الْخَمْرِ إِنْ مَرِضَ فَلَا تَعُودُوهُ وَ إِنْ مَاتَ فَلَا تَشْهَدُوهُ وَ إِنْ شَهِدَ فَلَا تُزَكُّوهُ‌[2] وَ إِنْ خَطَبَ إِلَيْكُمْ فَلَا تُزَوِّجُوهُ فَإِنَّ مَنْ زَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهُ شَارِبَ الْخَمْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَادَهَا إِلَى الزِّنَا وَ مَنْ زَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهُ مُخَالِفاً لَهُ عَلَى دِينِهِ فَقَدْ قَطَعَ رَحِمَهَا[3] وَ مَنِ ائْتَمَنَ شَارِبَ الْخَمْرِ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عَلَى اللَّه

Hadith.5091 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "If a wine drinker falls ill, do not visit him; if he dies, do not attend his funeral; if he testifies, do not accept his testimony; and if he seeks marriage from you, do not marry him off. Whoever marries his daughter to a wine drinker, it is as if he has led h

إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَنْفِرُ عِنْدَ الرِّهَانِ وَ تَلْعَنُ صَاحِبَهُ مَا خَلَا الْحَافِرَ وَ الْخُفَّ وَ الرِّيشَ وَ النَّصْلَ وَ قَدْ سَابَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ وَ أَجْرَى الْخَيْلَ[10]

فَرُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ نَاقَةَ النَّبِيِّ ص سُبِقَتْ فَقَالَ ع إِنَّهَا بَغَتْ وَ قَالَتْ فَوْقِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ لَا يَبْغِيَ شَيْ‌ءٌ عَلَى شَيْ‌ءٍ إِلَّا أَذَلَّهُ اللَّهُ- وَ لَوْ أَنَّ جَبَلًا بَغَى عَلَى جَبَلٍ لَهَدَّ اللَّهُ الْبَاغِيَ مِنْهُمَا.

Hadith.5095 - It has been narrated that the she-camel of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), was outrun in a race. So Prophet (sw), peace be upon him and his family, said: "It (camel) transgressed and said to itself, 'Upon me is the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family.'

وَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَنْ تَحْرِيشِ الْبَهَائِمِ مَا خَلَا الْكِلَابَ‌[1].

Hadith.5096 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) forbade inciting animals against one another, except in the case of dogs.

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ السَّكُونِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا قَطْعَ فِي ثَمَرٍ وَ لَا كَثَرٍ وَ الْكَثَرُ هُوَ الْجُمَّارُ[4].

Hadith.5107 - In the narration of Al-Sakuni, the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "There is no cutting (of the hand) for stealing fruit or kathar." And kathar refers to the inner core of palm trees (Al-jummar).

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمِّي لَا تَدْفَعُ يَدَ لَامِسٍ‌[6] قَالَ فَاحْبِسْهَا قَالَ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ قَالَ فَامْنَعْ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ قَالَ فَقَيِّدْهَا فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَبَرُّهَا بِشَيْ‌ءٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَنْ تَمْنَعَهَا مِنْ مَحَارِمِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌[1].

A man came to the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) and said: "My mother does not resist the hand of one who touches her." The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Then confine her." The man replied: "I have done that." The Prophet (sw) said: "Then prevent anyone from entering upo

لَا يَحِلُّ لِوَالٍ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَ الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أَنْ يَجْلِدَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَشَرَةِ أَسْوَاطٍ إِلَّا فِي حَدٍّ[4]. وَ أُذِنَ فِي أَدَبِ الْمَمْلُوكِ مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ إِلَى خَمْسَةٍ[5] وَ مَنْ ضَرَبَ مَمْلُوكَهُ حَدّاً لَمْ يَجِبْ عَلَيْهِ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كَفَّارَةٌ إِلَّا عِتْقُهُ[6]

ادْرَءُوا الْحُدُودَ بِالشُّبُهَاتِ وَ لَا شَفَاعَةَ وَ لَا كَفَالَةَ وَ لَا يَمِينَ فِي حَدٍّ[4]

حَدَّثَنِي الْحُسَيْنُ الرَّوَّاسِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ الطَّبِيبِ‌[4] قَالَ: عَرَضْتُ هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةَ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ نَعَمْ هِيَ حَقٌّ وَ قَدْ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَأْمُرُ عُمَّالَهُ بِذَلِكَ- قَالَ أَفْتَى ع فِي كُلِّ عَظْمٍ لَهُ مُخٌّ فَرِيضَةً مُسَمَّاةً إِذَا كُسِرَ فَجُبِرَ عَلَى غَيْرِ عَثْمٍ‌[1] وَ لَا عَيْبٍ جَعَلَ فَرِيضَةَ الدِّيَةِ سِتَّةَ أَجْزَاءٍ[2] وَ جَعَل

I presented this narration to Abu Abdullah (as), and Imam(as) said: "Yes, it is true. Indeed, the Commander of the Faithful (as) used to instruct his officials with this." He said: "Imam (as) gave a ruling that for every bone that contains marrow, there is a specified obligatory compensation if it is broken and healed

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص‌ وَقَفَ بِمِنًى حِينَ قَضَى مَنَاسِكَهُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اسْمَعُوا مَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ وَ اعْقِلُوهُ فَإِنِّي لَا أَدْرِي لَعَلِّي لَا أَلْقَاكُمْ فِي هَذَا الْمَوْقِفِ بَعْدَ عَامِنَا هَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّ يَوْمٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً قَالُوا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ قَالَ فَأَيُّ شَهْرٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً قَالُوا هَذَا الشَّهْرُ قَالَ فَأَيُّ بَلْدَةٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً قَا

"Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) stood at Mina after completing his rituals during the Farewell Pilgrimage and said: 'O' people, listen to what I (sw) say to you and understand it, for I (sw) do not know, perhaps I (sw) will not meet you again in this place after this year.' Then

لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ‌ أَحْدَثَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً- قُلْتُ وَ مَا ذَلِكَ الْحَدَثُ قَالَ الْقَتْلُ‌[1].

"The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) cursed the one who commits an offense in Medina or shelters an offender." I asked: "What is this offense?" Imam (as) said: "It is killing."

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "وُجِدَ فِي ذُؤَابَةِ سَيْفِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ صَحِيفَةٌ فَإِذَا فِيهَا مَكْتُوبٌ " "بِسْمِ اَللّٰهِ اَلرَّحْمٰنِ اَلرَّحِيمِ" إِنَّ أَعْتَى اَلنَّاسِ عَلَى اَللَّهِ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ قَتَلَ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ وَ ضَرَبَ غَيْرَ ضَارِبِهِ وَ مَنْ تَوَلَّى غَيْرَ مَوَالِيهِ فَهُوَ كَافِرٌ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اَللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ

Abu Abdullah (as) said to me: "A scroll was found in the hilt of the sword of Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family), and it was written in it: In the Name of Allah (swt), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Verily, the most defiant of people against Allah (swt) on the Day of Judgment is the one

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ قُتِلَ دُونَ مَالِهِ‌[1] فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ قَالَ وَ قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُ أَنَا لَتَرَكْتُ الْمَالَ وَ لَمْ أُقَاتِلْ‌[2].

"The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: 'Whoever is killed defending his wealth is a martyr.'" Imam (as) also said: "If it were me, I would have abandoned the wealth and not fought."

سُئِلَ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِ يَقْتُلُ الْمُؤْمِنَ مُتَعَمِّداً لَهُ تَوْبَةٌ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ قَتَلَهُ لِإِيمَانِهِ فَلَا تَوْبَةَ لَهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَتَلَهُ لِغَضَبٍ أَوْ لِسَبَبِ شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّ تَوْبَتَهُ أَنْ يُقَادَ مِنْهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلِمَ بِهِ أَحَدٌ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ فَأَقَرَّ عِنْدَهُمْ بِقَتْلِ صَاحِبِهِمْ فَإِنْ عَفَوْا عَنْهُ فَلَمْ يَقْتُلُوهُ أَعْطَاه

Hadith.5164 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan and Ibn Bukayr from Abu Abdullah (as), who was asked about a believer who intentionally kills another believer - does he have repentance? Imam (as) said: "If he killed him because of his faith, then there is no repentance for him. But if he killed him o

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ أَوَّلُ مَا يَحْكُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِيهِ- يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ الدِّمَاءُ فَيُوقَفُ ابْنَا آدَمَ ع فَيُفْصَلُ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الدِّمَاءِ حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ الْمَقْتُولُ بِقَاتِلِهِ فَيَشْخُبَ دَمُهُ فِي وَجْهِهِ‌[3] فَيَقُولُ أَنْتَ قَتَلْتَهُ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَكْتُمَ اللَّهَ حَد

The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "The first matter that Allah (swt), the Almighty and Majestic, will judge on the Day of Judgment is bloodshed. The sons of Adam (as) will be brought forward, and judgment will be passed between them. Then those who followed them among the people of b

سَأَلْتُهُ عَمَّنْ قَتَلَ مُؤْمِناً مُتَعَمِّداً هَلْ لَهُ تَوْبَةٌ فَقَالَ لَا حَتَّى يُؤَدِّيَ‌

I asked Imam (as) about a person who intentionally kills a believer - does he have repentance? Imam (as) said: "No, not until he pays the blood money (diyyah) to the victim's family, frees a slave, fasts for two consecutive months, seeks forgiveness from Allah (swt) the Almighty and Majestic, repents to Him (swt), and

أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَتِيلٌ فِي جُهَيْنَةَ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى مَسْجِدِهِمْ وَ تَسَامَعَ بِهِ النَّاسُ فَأَتَوْهُ فَقَالَ ع مَنْ قَتَلَ ذَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا نَدْرِي قَالَ قَتِيلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لَا يُدْرَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُ‌[3] وَ الَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ لَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ السَّمَاءِ وَ أَهْلَ الْأَرْضِ

The Messenger of Allah (swt) was approached, and it was said to Him (sw): "O' Messenger of Allah (swt), there has been a murder in Juhaynah." The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) stood up and went to their mosque. The people heard about it and gathered around him. Prophet (peace be upon him a

كَانَتْ فِي ذُؤَابَةِ سَيْفِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص صَحِيفَةٌ مَكْتُوبٌ فِيهَا لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَ الْمَلائِكَةِ وَ النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ* عَلَى مَنْ قَتَلَ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ أَوْ ضَرَبَ غَيْرَ ضَارِبِهِ أَوْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً وَ كُفْرٌ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ الِانْتِفَاءُ مِنْ حَسَبٍ وَ إِنْ دَقَ‌[2].

"There was a scroll in the hilt of the sword of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family), and it was written in it: 'The curse of Allah (swt), the angels, and all people be upon the one who kills someone other than his killer, strikes someone other than the one who struck him, commits an offense,

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ سَأَلَنِي عِيسَى بْنُ مُوسَى وَ ابْنُ شُبْرُمَةَ مَعَهُ عَنِ الْقَتِيلِ يُوجَدُ فِي أَرْضِ الْقَوْمِ وَحْدَهُمْ فَقُلْتُ وَجَدَ الْأَنْصَارُ رَجُلًا فِي سَاقِيَةٍ مِنْ سَوَاقِي خَيْبَرَ[2] فَقَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ الْيَهُودُ قَتَلُوا صَاحِبَنَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَكُمْ بَيِّنَةٌ فَقَالُوا لَا فَقَالَ أَ فَتُقْسِمُونَ قَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ كَيْفَ نُقْسِمُ عَلَى مَا لَمْ نَرَهُ

Abu Abdullah (as) said: "Isa ibn Musa and Ibn Shubrumah asked me about a murdered person found alone in the land of a people. I (Abu Abdullah (as)) said to them: The Ansar once found a man in one of the irrigation channels of Khaybar. The Ansar said: 'The Jews have killed our companion.' The Messenger of Allah (swt) as

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْقَسَامَةِ أَيْنَ كَانَ بَدْؤُهَا فَقَالَ كَانَ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص لَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ فَتْحِ خَيْبَرَ تَخَلَّفَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ عَنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَرَجَعُوا فِي طَلَبِهِ فَوَجَدُوهُ مُتَشَحِّطاً فِي دَمِهِ قَتِيلًا فَجَاءَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَتَلَتِ الْيَهُودُ صَاحِبَنَا فَقَالَ لِيُقْسِمْ مِنْكُمْ خَمْسُونَ

Hadith.5179 - Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad narrated from Ali ibn Abi Hamzah from Abu Basir: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about Qasamah (the collective oath) - where did it originate? Imam (as) said: "It began with the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family). After the conquest of Khaybar, a man from the Ansar

بَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي بَعْضِ حُجُرَاتِهِ إِذَا اطَّلَعَ رَجُلٌ فِي شِقِّ الْبَابِ وَ بِيَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مِذْرَاةٌ[4] فَقَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُ قَرِيباً مِنْكَ لَفَقَأْتُ بِهِ عَيْنَكَ‌[5].

"While the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) was in one of his rooms, a man peeked through a crack in the door. The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) had a combing stick in his hand and said: 'If I were close to you, I would have gouged out your eye with it.'"

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى قَوْمٍ لِيَنْظُرَ إِلَى عَوْرَاتِهِمْ فَرَمَوْهُ فَقَتَلُوهُ أَوْ جَرَحُوهُ أَوْ فَقَئُوا عَيْنَهُ فَقَالَ لَا دِيَةُ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص اطَّلَعَ رَجُلٌ فِي حُجْرَتِهِ مِنْ خِلَالِهَا فَجَاءَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِمِشْقَصٍ لِيَفْقَأَ بِهِ عَيْنَهُ‌[1] فَوَجَدَهُ قَدِ انْطَلَقَ فَنَادَاهُ يَا خَبِيثُ لَوْ ثَبَتَّ لِي لَفَقَأْتُ عَيْنَكَ بِهِ.

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who spies on a group of people to look at their private matters, and they strike him, killing him, injuring him, or gouging out his eye. Imam (as) said: "There is no blood money (diyyah) for him. The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) once had a man peep in

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى يَقُولُ‌ كَانَتِ الدِّيَةُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مِائَةً مِنَ الْإِبِلِ فَأَقَرَّهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ فَرَضَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْبَقَرِ مِائَتَيْ بَقَرَةٍ وَ فَرَضَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الشَّاةِ أَلْفَ شَاةٍ وَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْحُلَلِ مِائَةَ حُلَّةٍ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَسَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَمَّا رَوَاهُ ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى فَقَالَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يَقُولُ الدِّيَةُ أَلْ

I heard Ibn Abi Layla say, "In the pre-Islamic era, the blood money (diyyah) was one hundred camels, and the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) affirmed it. Then he imposed on the people of cattle two hundred cows, on the people of sheep one thousand sheep, and on the people of garments one hun

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا مُسْلِماً عَمْداً فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِلْمَقْتُولِ أَوْلِيَاءُ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَّا أَوْلِيَاءُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ مِنْ قَرَابَتِهِ فَقَالَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَعْرِضَ عَلَى قَرَابَتِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الْإِسْلَامَ فَمَنْ أَسْلَمَ مِنْهُمْ فَهُوَ وَلِيُّهُ يُدْفَعُ الْقَاتِلُ إِلَيْهِ فَإِنْ شَاءَ قَتَلَ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ عَفَا وَ إِنْ شَاءَ أَخَذَ ا

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who intentionally killed a Muslim man, but the murdered man had no heirs among the Muslims, only relatives from the People of the Book (Ahl Al-Dhimmah) from his family. Imam (as) said: "It is upon the Imam to offer Islam to his non-Muslim relatives. Whoever among them accepts Islam

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع مَا تَقُولُ فِي الْعَمْدِ وَ الْخَطَإِ فِي الْقَتْلِ وَ فِي الْجِرَاحَاتِ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ الْخَطَأُ مِثْلَ الْعَمْدِ الْعَمْدُ فِيهِ الْقَتْلُ وَ الْجِرَاحَاتُ فِيهَا الْقِصَاصُ وَ الْخَطَأُ فِي الْقَتْلِ وَ الْجِرَاحَاتِ فِيهِمَا الدِّيَةُ وَ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي يَا حَكَمُ إِذَا كَانَ الْخَطَأُ مِنَ الْقَاتِلِ أَوِ الْخَطَأُ مِنَ الْجَارِحِ وَ كَانَ بَدَوِيّاً فَدِيَةُ مَا جَنَى الْبَدَوِي

I asked Abu Jafar (as), "What do you say about intentional and accidental killing and in cases of injuries?" Imam (as) replied: "Accidental killing is not the same as intentional killing. In intentional killing, execution (qiṣaṣ) applies, and for injuries, retribution applies. In accidental killing and injuries, there

هُوَ الرَّجُلُ يَقْبَلُ الدِّيَةَ فَأَمَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الَّذِي لَهُ الْحَقُّ أَنْ يَتَّبِعَهُ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَ لَا يُعْسِرَهُ وَ أَمَرَ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ الْحَقُّ أَنْ لَا يَظْلِمَهُ وَ أَنْ يُؤَدِّيَهُ إِلَيْهِ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِذَا أَيْسَرَ فَقُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ قَوْلَهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ فَمَنِ اعْتَدى‌ بَعْدَ ذلِكَ فَلَهُ عَذابٌ أَلِيمٌ‌ قَالَ هُوَ الرَّجُلُ يَقْبَلُ الدِّيَةَ أَوْ يُصَالِحُ ثُمَّ يَجِي‌ءُ بَعْدُ

Hadith.5218 - Samaah narrated from Abu Basir from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding the saying of Allah (swt), the Almighty and Majestic: "But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant [him] a suitable follow-up" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:178). I asked: "What is that 'remission'?"

فِي امْرَأَةٍ قَتَلَتْ رَجُلًا مُتَعَمِّدَةً فَقَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ أَهْلُهُ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهَا قَتَلُوهَا وَ لَيْسَ يَجْنِي أَحَدٌ جِنَايَةً عَلَى أَكْثَرَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ‌[1].

Hadith.5225 - Abu Usamah narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a woman who intentionally killed a man. Imam (as) said: "If the family of the murdered person wishes to kill her, they may do so. No one bears the burden of a crime beyond their own soul."

وَ قَضَى عَلِيٌّ ع‌[3] فِي أَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ اطَّلَعُوا فِي زُبْيَةِ الْأَسَدِ فَخَرَّ أَحَدُهُمْ فَاسْتَمْسَكَ بِالثَّانِي وَ اسْتَمْسَكَ الثَّانِي بِالثَّالِثِ وَ اسْتَمْسَكَ الثَّالِثُ بِالرَّابِعِ حَتَّى أَسْقَطَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً عَلَى الْأَسَدِ فَقَضَى بِالْأَوَّلِ أَنَّهُ فَرِيسَةُ الْأَسَدِ وَ غَرَّمَ أَهْلَهُ ثُلُثَ الدِّيَةِ لِأَهْلِ الثَّانِي وَ غَرَّمَ أَهْلَ الثَّانِي لِأَهْلِ الثَّالِثِ ثُلُثَيِ الدِّي

Hadith.5234 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) ruled in the case of four people who were looking into a lion's pit. One of them fell in and grabbed onto the second, the second grabbed onto the third, and the third grabbed onto the fourth until they all pulled each other down onto the lion. Imam (as) ruled that the first was

كُنْتُ شَاهِداً عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ يُنَادِي بِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الدَّوَانِيقِيِّ رَجُلٌ وَ هُوَ يَطُوفُ وَ يَقُولُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ طَرَقَا أَخِي لَيْلًا فَأَخْرَجَاهُ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ فَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ إِلَيَّ وَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي مَا صَنَعَا بِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا مَا صَنَعْتُمَا بِهِ فَقَالا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَلَّمْنَاهُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَقَالَ ل

I was present at the Sacred House (Al-Bayt Al-Haram) when a man was calling out to Abu Jafar Al-Dawaniqi while he was performing ṭawaf (circumambulation) and said: "O' Commander of the Faithful! These two men came to my brother at night, took him out of his house, and he never returned to me. By Allah (swt), I do not k

كَانَ قَوْمٌ يَشْرَبُونَ فَيَسْكَرُونَ فَتَبَاعَجُوا[1] بِسَكَاكِينَ كَانَتْ مَعَهُمْ فَرُفِعُوا إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَسَجَنَهُمْ فَمَاتَ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلَانِ وَ بَقِيَ رَجُلَانِ فَقَالَ أَهْلُ الْمَقْتُولَيْنِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَقِدْهُمَا بِصَاحِبَيْنَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع لِلْقَوْمِ مَا تَرَوْنَ فَقَالُوا نَرَى أَنْ تُقِيدَهُمَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع لَعَلَّ ذَيْنِكَ اللَّذَيْنِ مَاتَا قَتَلَ كُلُّ وَا

Hadith.5236 - Al-Sakuni narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) that a group of people were drinking and became intoxicated. They began to attack each other with knives they had with them. They were brought before the Commander of the Faithful (as), and Imam (as) imprisoned them. Two of them died, and two remained alive. The f

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ قَطَعَ إِصْبَعاً مِنْ أَصَابِعِ الْمَرْأَةِ كَمْ فِيهَا قَالَ عَشَرَةٌ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ قُلْتُ قَطَعَ اثْنَيْنِ فَقَالَ عِشْرُونَ قُلْتُ قَطَعَ ثَلَاثاً قَالَ ثَلَاثُونَ قُلْتُ‌ قَطَعَ أَرْبَعاً قَالَ عِشْرُونَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ يَقْطَعُ ثَلَاثاً فَيَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثُونَ فَيَقْطَعُ أَرْبَعاً فَيَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ عِشْرُونَ إِنَّ هَذَا كَانَ يَبْلُغُنَا وَ

I asked Abu Abdullah (as): "What do you say about a man who cuts off one finger of a woman? How much is due for it?" Imam (as) replied: "Ten camels." I asked: "If he cuts off two (fingers)?" Imam (as) said: "Twenty (camels)." I asked: "If he cuts off three (fingers)?" Imam (as) said: "Thirty (camels)." I asked: "If he

قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ قَتَلَ امْرَأَةً فَقَالَ إِنْ أَرَادَ أَهْلُ الْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ أَدَّوْا نِصْفَ دِيَتِهِ وَ قَتَلُوهُ وَ إِلَّا قَبِلُوا الدِّيَةَ.

Hadith.5241 - Abu Baṣir narrated from one of the Imams (peace be upon them) that they said: I asked: "What if a man kills a woman?" Imam (as) replied: "If the family of the woman wishes to have him killed, they must pay half of his diyyah (blood money) and then they may kill him. Otherwise, they should accept the diyya

وَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‌[4] فِي امْرَأَةٍ قَتَلَتْ زَوْجَهَا مُتَعَمِّدَةً فَقَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ أَهْلُهُ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهَا قَتَلُوهَا وَ لَيْسَ يَجْنِي أَحَدٌ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ جِنَايَتِهِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ.

Hadith.5242 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said regarding a woman who intentionally killed her husband: "If his family wishes to kill her, they may do so. No one bears responsibility for more than the crime they have committed against themselves."

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا لِصٌّ وَ هِيَ حُبْلَى فَوَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَتَلَ مَا فِي بَطْنِهَا فَوَثَبَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى اللِّصِّ فَقَتَلَتْهُ فَقَالَ أَمَّا الْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي قَتَلَتْ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا شَيْ‌ءٌ وَ دِيَةُ سَخْلَتِهَا عَلَى عَصَبَةِ الْمَقْتُولِ السَّارِقِ‌[1].

I asked Iman (as) about a pregnant woman upon whom a thief broke in and assaulted her, causing the death of the child in her womb. The woman then attacked the thief and killed him. Imam (as) replied: "As for the woman who killed him, there is nothing upon her. The diyyah (blood money) for her unborn child is upon the m

بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ ع خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ إِلَى الْبَحْرَيْنِ فَأَصَابَ بِهَا دِمَاءَ قَوْمٍ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ وَ النَّصَارَى وَ الْمَجُوسِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ دِمَاءَ قَوْمٍ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ وَ النَّصَارَى فَوَدَيْتُهُمْ ثَمَانَمِائَةٍ ثَمَانَمِائَةٍ[3] وَ أَصَبْتُ دِمَاءَ قَوْمٍ مِنَ الْمَجُوسِ وَ لَمْ تَكُنْ عَهِدْتَ إِلَيَّ فِيهِمْ عَهْداً قَالَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِنّ

Hadith.5250 - Ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Samaah ibn Mihran who reported from Abu Abdullah (as) that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) sent Khalid ibn Al-Walid to Bahrain, where he was involved in shedding the blood of some Jews, Christians, and Magians. Khalid wrote to the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace

مَا رَوَاهُ اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "مَنْ أَعْطَاهُ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ ذِمَّةً فَدِيَتُهُ كَامِلَةٌ"

"Whoever was granted protection (dhimmah) by Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family), his blood money (diyyah) is complete (to that of a muslim)."

"إِذَا قَتَلَ اَلْمُسْلِمُ اَلنَّصْرَانِيَّ فَأَرَادَ أَهْلُ اَلنَّصْرَانِيِّ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ قَتَلُوهُ وَ أَدَّوْا فَضْلَ مَا بَيْنَ اَلدِّيَتَيْنِ".

"If a Muslim kills a Christian and the family of the Christian wishes to execute him, they may do so, but they must pay the difference between the two blood monies (diyyahs)."

وَ قَدْ قَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : "مَنْ آذَى ذِمَّتِي فَقَدْ آذَانِي".

Hadith.5258 - The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Whoever harms one under my protection (dhimmah) has indeed harmed me."

إِذَا قَتَلَ الْعَبْدُ الْحُرَّ فَلِأَهْلِ الْمَقْتُولِ إِنْ شَاءُوا قَتَلُوا وَ إِنْ شَاءُوا اسْتَعْبَدُوا[1].

"If a slave kills a free man, the family of the murdered person has the choice: if they wish, they may kill him, and if they wish, they may enslave him."

وَ قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي مُكَاتَبٍ قُتِلَ فَقَالَ يُحْسَبُ مَا عَتَقَ مِنْهُ فَيُؤَدَّى دِيَةُ الْحُرِّ وَ مَا رَقَّ دِيَةُ الْعَبْدِ وَ قَالَ الْعَبْدُ لَا يُغْرِمُ أَهْلَهُ وَرَاءَ نَفْسِهِ شَيْئاً[2].

Hadith.5264 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), Commander of the Faithful, ruled regarding a mukatab (a slave who had a contract for freedom) who was killed: "The portion of him that had been freed is calculated, and the blood money for that part is paid as that of a free man, and the portion that remained in servitude is p

أُتِيَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا خَطَأً فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع مَنْ عَشِيرَتُكَ وَ قَرَابَتُكَ فَقَالَ مَا لِي بِهَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ قَرَابَةٌ وَ لَا عَشِيرَةٌ فَقَالَ مِنْ أَهْلِ أَيِّ الْبُلْدَانِ أَنْتَ فَقَالَ أَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَوْصِلِ وُلِدْتُ بِهَا وَ لِي فِيهَا قَرَابَةٌ وَ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ فَسَأَلَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَنْهُ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ لَهُ بِالْكُوفَةِ قَرَابَةً وَ لَا

A man who had killed another man by mistake was brought to Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as). Imam Ali (as) asked him: "Who are your relatives and kin?" The man replied: "I have no relatives or kin in this town." Imam Ali (as) then asked: "From which town are you?" The man said: "I am a man from Mos

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَجْعَلُ جِنَايَةَ الْمَعْتُوهِ‌[3] عَلَى عَاقِلَتِهِ خَطَأً أَوْ عَمْداً.

Hadith.5310 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abu Ayyub, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Commander of the Faithful (as) would assign the liability for the offense committed by a mentally impaired person (ma'tooh) to his family (Aqilah), whether it was accidental or

وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا تَعْقِلُ الْعَاقِلَةُ[4] إِلَّا مَا قَامَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ وَ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَاعْتَرَفَ عِنْدَهُ فَجَعَلَهُ فِي مَالِهِ خَاصَّةً وَ لَمْ يَجْعَلْ عَلَى عَاقِلَتِهِ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً.

Hadith.5311 - Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "The Aqilah (the male relatives responsible for blood money) is only liable for what has been established by evidence. If a man came to him and confessed (to a crime), he made its compensation from his own wealth specifically and did not place any responsibility on his

لَا تَضْمَنُ الْعَاقِلَةُ عَمْداً وَ لَا إِقْرَاراً وَ لَا صُلْحاً[1].

"The Aqilah (male relatives responsible for blood money) is not liable for intentional acts, nor for confessions, nor for settlements."

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ ضَرَبَ رَأْسَ رَجُلٍ بِمِعْوَلٍ فَسَالَتْ عَيْنَاهُ عَلَى خَدَّيْهِ فَوَثَبَ الْمَضْرُوبُ عَلَى ضَارِبِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع هَذَانِ مُعْتَدِيَانِ جَمِيعاً فَلَا أَرَى عَلَى الَّذِي قَتَلَ الرَّجُلَ قَوَداً لِأَنَّهُ قَتَلَهُ حِينَ قَتَلَهُ وَ هُوَ أَعْمَى وَ الْأَعْمَى جِنَايَتُهُ خَطَأٌ تُلْزَمُ عَاقِلَتُهُ يُؤْخَذُونَ بِهَا فِي ثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ فِي

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who struck another man's head with a pickaxe, causing his eyes to fall onto his cheeks. The injured man then attacked his assailant and killed him. Abu Abdullah (as) said: "Both of them were aggressors. Therefore, I do not see that the one who killed the man should face retaliation

جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ فَاسْتَعْدَتْ‌[2] عَلَى أَعْرَابِيٍّ قَدْ أَفْزَعَهَا فَأَلْقَتْ جَنِيناً فَقَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ لَمْ يُهِلَّ وَ لَمْ يَصِحْ وَ مِثْلُهُ يُطَلُ‌[3] فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ص اسْكُتْ سَجَّاعَةُ عَلَيْكَ غُرَّةٌ عَبْدٌ أَوْ أَمَةٌ[4].

Hadith.5319 - In the narration of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr from Muhammad ibn Abi Hamzah from Dawud ibn Farqad from Abu Abdullah (as), it is reported: A woman came forward to complain about a Bedouin who had frightened her, causing her to miscarry her fetus. The Bedouin argued: "It neither cried out nor made any sound, an

سَأَلَهُ بَعْضُ آلِ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَطَعَ لِسَانَ رَجُلٍ أَخْرَسَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَ هُوَ أَخْرَسُ فَعَلَيْهِ الدِّيَةُ[4] وَ إِنْ كَانَ لِسَانُهُ ذَهَبَ بِوَجَعٍ أَوْ آفَةٍ بَعْدَ مَا كَانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ فَإِنَّ عَلَى الَّذِي قَطَعَ ثُلُثَ دِيَةِ لِسَانِهِ.

Hadith.5328 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Hisham ibn Salim from Abu Baṣir from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that someone from the family of Zurarah asked Imam (as) about a man who cut off the tongue of a mute person. Imam (as) said: "If his mother gave birth to him mute, then the full blood money

عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "عَلَيْهِمُ اَلدِّيَةُ عَلَى اَلْحُرِّ رُبُعُ اَلدِّيَةِ وَ عَلَى اَلْحُرَّةِ رُبُعُ اَلدِّيَةِ وَ عَلَى اَلْمَمْلُوكِ أَنْ يُخَيَّرَ مَوْلاَهُ فَإِنْ شَاءَ أَدَّى عَنْهُ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ دَفَعَهُ بِرُمَّتِهِ وَ لاَ يَغْرَمُ أَهْلُهُ شَيْئاً وَ عَلَى اَلْمُكَاتَبِ فِي مَالِهِ نِصْفُ اَلرُّبُعِ وَ عَلَى اَلَّذِينَ كَاتَبُوهُ نِصْفُ اَلرُّبُعِ فَذَلِكَ اَلرُّبُعُ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ عَتَقَ نِصْفُهُ".

Hadith.5338 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about four individuals who killed a man: one was a slave, one was a free man, one was a free woman, and one was a mukatab (a slave who had entered into a contract for his freedom and had paid half of it). Imam (as) said: "The compensation (diyyah) is to be d