Wealth & Money

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

إِذَا قَتَلَ الْحُرُّ الْعَبْدَ غُرِّمَ قِيمَتَهُ وَ أُدِّبَ قِيلَ لَهُ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ قِيمَتُهُ عِشْرِينَ أَلْفاً قَالَ لَا يُجَاوَزُ بِقِيمَةِ عَبْدٍ عَنْ دِيَةِ حُرٍّ[2].

Hadith.5268 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "If a free man kills a slave, he must pay the slave's value and be disciplined." It was asked: "What if the value of the slave is twenty thousand?" Imam (as) replied: "The value of a slave cannot exceed the blood money (diyyah) of a free person."

فِي رِوَايَةِ السَّكُونِيِّ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ: فِي ذَكَرِ الصَّبِيِّ الدِّيَةُ وَ فِي ذَكَرِ الْعِنِّينِ الدِّيَةُ[4].

Hadith.5276 - In the narration of Al-Sakooni, it is reported that Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "For the male child's private part, there is full blood money (diyyah), and for the impotent man's private part, there is also full blood money (diyyah)."

أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ ضَرَبَ رَجُلًا حَتَّى انْتَقَصَ مِنْ بَصَرِهِ فَدَعَا بِرِجَالٍ مِنْ أَسْنَانِهِ ثُمَّ أَرَاهُمْ شَيْئاً فَنَظَرَ مَا انْتَقَصَ مِنْ بَصَرِهِ فَأَعْطَاهُ دِيَةَ مَا انْتَقَصَ مِنْ بَصَرِهِ‌[2].

"A man was brought to Commander of the Faithful (as) who had struck another man, causing a reduction in his eyesight. Commander of the Faithful (as) called men of similar age as the injured man and showed them something to observe how much his vision had diminished. Imam (as) then awarded the injured man blood money (d

يُدْفَعُ إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ وَ لَكِنْ لَا يُتْرَكُ يُتَلَذَّذُ بِهِ وَ لَكِنْ يُجَازُ عَلَيْهِ بِالسَّيْفِ‌[3].

Hadith.5278 - Musa ibn Bakr narrated from Al-Abd Al-Salih Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) regarding a man who struck another man with a stick and did not lift it from him until he died. Imam (as) said: "The killer should be handed over to the heirs of the murdered man, but he should not be left to be tortured for pl

دِيَةُ الْيَدِ إِذَا قُطِعَتْ خَمْسُونَ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ فَمَا كَانَ جُرُوحاً دُونَ الِاصْطِلَامِ‌[4] فَيَحْكُمُ بِهِ ذَوَا عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ‌[5] وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِما أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ‌ فَأُولئِكَ هُمُ الْكافِرُونَ‌

"The blood money (diyya) for a hand if it is cut off is fifty camels. As for wounds that are less severe than complete amputation, a ruling shall be made concerning them by two just individuals among you. And whoever does not judge by what Allah (swt) has revealed, then they are the disbelievers."

إِنْ كَانَ فَرَّقَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ اقْتُصَّ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قُتِلَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ ضَرَبَهُ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً فَأَصَابَهُ ذَلِكَ ضُرِبَتْ عُنُقُهُ وَ لَمْ يُقْتَصَّ مِنْهُ.

Hadith.5280 - Muhammad ibn Qays narrated from one of the two Imams (peace be upon them) about a man who gouged out another man's eye, cut off his nose and ears, and then killed him. Imam (as) said: "If he inflicted these injuries on him separately, then retaliation (qisas) will be taken for each injury, and then he wil

إِنَّ فِي لِسَانِ الْأَخْرَسِ وَ عَيْنِ الْأَعْمَى وَ ذَكَرِ الْخَصِيِّ الْحُرِّ وَ أُنْثَيَيْهِ ثُلُثَ الدِّيَةِ وَ فِي ذَكَرِ الْغُلَامِ الدِّيَةَ كَامِلَةً.

"For the tongue of a mute person, the eye of a blind person, and the private parts and testicles of a free eunuch, one-third of the full blood money (diyya) is due. However, for the private part of a young boy, the full blood money is due."

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي الرَّجُلِ يُضْرَبُ عَلَى عِجَانِهِ‌[1] فَلَا يَسْتَمْسِكُ غَائِطُهُ وَ لَا بَوْلُهُ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ الدِّيَةَ كَامِلَةً[2].

I heard Abu Abdullah (as) say: "The Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled regarding a man who was struck on his hips, causing him to lose control over his stool and urine, that the full blood money (diyya) is due for that."

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ ضَرَبَ رَجُلًا بِعَمُودِ فُسْطَاطٍ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً فَأَجَافَهُ حَتَّى وَصَلَتِ الضَّرْبَةُ إِلَى دِمَاغِهِ فَذَهَبَ عَقْلُهُ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الْمَضْرُوبُ لَا يَعْقِلُ مِنْهَا الصَّلَاةَ وَ لَا يَعْقِلُ مَا قَالَ وَ لَا مَا قِيلَ لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ سَنَةً فَإِنْ مَاتَ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ السَّنَةِ أُقِيدَ بِهِ ضَارِبُهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَمُتْ فِ

I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who struck another man on his head with the pole of a tent, delivering a single blow that penetrated to his brain, causing him to lose his mind. Imam (as) said: "If the struck man can no longer comprehend the prayer, nor understand what is said to him or

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَطَعَ يَدَيْنِ لِرَجُلَيْنِ الْيَمِينَيْنِ فَقَالَ يَا حَبِيبُ تُقْطَعُ يَمِينُهُ لِلرَّجُلِ الَّذِي قَطَعَ يَمِينَهُ أَوَّلًا وَ يُقْطَعُ يَسَارُهُ لِلَّذِي قَطَعَ يَمِينَهُ آخِراً لِأَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا قَطَعَ يَدَ الرَّجُلِ الْأَخِيرِ وَ يَمِينُهُ قِصَاصٌ لِلرَّجُلِ الْأَوَّلِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَقْطَعُ الْيَدَ الْيُمْنَى وَ الرِّجْلَ الْيُسْر

I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who cut off the right hands of two men. Imam (as) replied: "O' Habib, his right hand is to be cut off in retaliation for the man whose right hand he first severed, and his left hand is to be cut off for the man whose right hand he severed afterward. This

"فِي اَلْيَدِ نِصْفُ اَلدِّيَةِ وَ فِي اَلْيَدَيْنِ جَمِيعاً اَلدِّيَةُ وَ فِي اَلرِّجْلَيْنِ كَذَلِكَ وَ فِي اَلذَّكَرِ إِذَا قُطِعَتِ اَلْحَشَفَةُ وَ مَا فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ اَلدِّيَةُ وَ فِي اَلْأَنْفِ إِذَا قُطِعَ اَلْمَارِنُ اَلدِّيَةُ"

"For the hand, there is half of the full blood money (diyya), and for both hands together, the full diyya is due. Similarly, for both legs, the full diyya applies. For the male organ, if the glans (Al-hashafa) and above it are cut off, the full diyya is required. For the nose, if the soft part (Al-marin) is cut off, th

فِي الشَّفَةِ السُّفْلَى سِتَّةُ آلَافٍ وَ فِي الْعُلْيَا أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافٍ لِأَنَّ السُّفْلَى تُمْسِكُ الْمَاءَ.

"For the lower lip, the compensation is six thousand (dirhams), and for the upper lip, it is four thousand (dirhams) because the lower lip holds water."

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ أُصِيبَ إِحْدَى عَيْنَيْهِ أَنْ تُؤْخَذَ بَيْضَةُ نَعَامَةٍ فَيُمْشَى بِهَا وَ تُوثَقَ عَيْنُهُ الصَّحِيحَةُ حَتَّى لَا يُبْصِرَ بِهَا وَ يَنْتَهِيَ بَصَرُهُ‌[1] ثُمَّ يُحْسَبَ مَا بَيْنَ مُنْتَهَى بَصَرِ عَيْنِهِ الَّتِي أُصِيبَتْ وَ بَيْنَ عَيْنِهِ الصَّحِيحَةِ فَيُؤَدَّى بِحِسَابِ ذَلِكَ.

"The Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled concerning a man who lost one of his eyes that an ostrich egg should be taken, and the man's healthy eye should be covered so he cannot see with it. Then, his vision should be measured to its limit, and the distance between the range of his injured eye and his healthy eye shoul

كُلُّ مَا كَانَ فِي الْإِنْسَانِ اثْنَيْنِ فَفِيهِمَا الدِّيَةُ وَ فِي إِحْدَاهُمَا نِصْفُ الدِّيَةِ[2] وَ مَا كَانَ وَاحِداً فَفِيهِ الدِّيَةُ.

"Everything in the human body that exists in pairs carries the full blood money (diyya) for both, and half the blood money for one. And whatever exists as a single part in the body carries the full blood money."

فِي رَجُلٍ وُجِئَ فِي أُذُنِهِ فَادَّعَى أَنَّ إِحْدَى أُذُنَيْهِ نَقَصَ مِنْ سَمْعِهِ بِهَا شَيْ‌ءٌ قَالَ تُشَدُّ الَّتِي ضُرِبَتْ شَدّاً جَيِّداً وَ تُفْتَحُ الصَّحِيحَةُ فَيُضْرَبُ لَهُ بِالْجَرَسِ حِيَالَ وَجْهِهِ وَ يُقَالُ لَهُ اسْمَعْ فَإِذَا خَفِيَ عَلَيْهِ صَوْتُ الْجَرَسِ عُلِّمَ مَكَانُهُ ثُمَّ يُذْهَبُ بِالْجَرَسِ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ فَيُضْرَبُ بِهِ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ حَتَّى يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ الصَّوْتُ فَإِذَا خَفِيَ

Hadith.5289 - It is narrated from Ibn Mahbub from Abdul Wahhab ibn Al-Sabbah from Ali from Abu Basir from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that he said regarding a man who was struck in his ear and claimed that one of his ears had diminished in hearing. Imam (as) said: "The injured ear should be tight

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ وَجَأَ أُذُنَ رَجُلٍ بِعَظْمٍ فَادَّعَى أَنَّهُ ذَهَبَ سَمْعُهُ كُلُّهُ قَالَ يُؤَجَّلُ سَنَةً وَ يُتَرَصَّدُ بِشَاهِدَيْ عَدْلٍ فَإِنْ جَاءَا فَشَهِدَا أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ وَ أَنَّهُ أَجَابَ عَلَى سَمْعٍ فَلَا حَقَّ لَهُ‌[1] وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُعْثَرْ عَلَى أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ اسْتُحْلِفَ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ أُعْطِيَ الدِّيَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْمَعُ بَعْدَ مَا أُعْطِيَ الدِّيَةَ قَالَ هُوَ شَيْ‌ءٌ أَعْطَا

I asked Imam (as) about a man who struck another man's ear with a bone, and the man claimed that he had completely lost his hearing. Imam (as) said: "He should be given a respite for one year, and two just witnesses should observe him. If they testify that he heard and responded to hearing, then he has no right (to com

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ السَّكُونِيِ‌ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَضَى فِي الصُّلْبِ إِذَا انْكَسَرَ الدِّيَةَ[2].

Hadith.5291 - In the narration of Al-Sakooni, it is reported that Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled that if the spine is broken, the full blood money (diya) is due.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ كُسِرَ بُعْصُوصُهُ فَلَمْ يَمْلِكِ اسْتَهُ‌[3] مَا فِيهِ مِنَ الدِّيَةِ فَقَالَ الدِّيَةُ كَامِلَةً قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ وَقَعَ بِجَارِيَةٍ فَأَفْضَاهَا وَ هِيَ إِذَا نَزَلَتْ بِتِلْكَ الْمَنْزِلَةِ لَمْ تَلِدْ فَقَالَ الدِّيَةُ كَامِلَةً.

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man whose coccyx (tailbone) was broken, resulting in his inability to control his bowels. Imam (as) replied: "The full blood money (diya) is due." Sulayman further asked Imam (as) about a man who engaged in intercourse with a slave girl and caused ifda' (a severe injury of female repro

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ جَارِيَةً فَوَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا فَأَفْضَاهَا قَالَ عَلَيْهِ الْإِجْرَاءُ عَلَيْهَا مَا دَامَتْ حَيَّةً[4].

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who married a slave girl, then had intercourse with her and caused ifda' (a severe injury of female reproductive organs). Imam (as) replied: "He is responsible for providing for her needs as long as she is alive."

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ السَّكُونِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا تُقَاسُ عَيْنٌ فِي يَوْمِ غَيْمٍ.

Hadith.5294 - In the narration of Al-Sakuni, it is reported that Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "An eye is not to be examined (for diyyah) on a cloudy day."

سَأَلْتُهُ‌ عَنِ الْأَصَابِعِ هَلْ لِبَعْضِهَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ فَضْلٌ فِي الدِّيَةِ قَالَ هُنَّ سَوَاءٌ فِي الدِّيَةِ[1].

I asked Imam (as) about the fingers - whether some of them have more value over others in terms of blood money (diyyah). Imam (as) replied: "They are all equal in blood money (diyyah)."

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ السِّنِّ وَ الذِّرَاعِ يُكْسَرَانِ عَمْداً أَ لَهُمَا أَرْشٌ أَوْ قَوَدٌ فَقَالَ قَوَدٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ أَضْعَفُوا لَهُ الدِّيَةَ فَقَالَ إِنْ أَرْضَوْهُ بِمَا شَاءَ فَهُوَ لَهُ‌[2].

I asked Imam (as) about a tooth or an arm that is intentionally broken - does it require compensation (financial payment) or is there retaliation (qisas)? Imam (as) replied: "Retaliation (qisas)." I asked: "What if they offer him blood money instead?" Imam (as) replied: "If he is satisfied with whatever they offer, the

فِي الْإِصْبَعِ عَشْرٌ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ إِذَا قُطِعَتْ مِنْ أَصْلِهَا أَوْ شَلَّتْ‌[3].

Hadith.5297 - In the narration of Ibn Bukayr from Zurara from Abu Abdullah (as), he said: "For each finger, there is a compensation of ten camels if it is cut off from its base or becomes paralyzed."

فِي سِنِّ الصَّبِيِّ يَضْرِبُهَا الرَّجُلُ فَتَسْقُطُ ثُمَّ تَنْبُتُ قَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ قِصَاصٌ وَ عَلَيْهِ الْأَرْشُ‌[4] وَ قَالَ فِي الرَّجُلِ تُكْسَرُ يَدُهُ ثُمَّ تَبْرَأُ يَدُهُ قَالَ لَا يُقْتَصُّ مِنْهُ وَ لَكِنْ يُعْطَى الْأَرْشَ وَ سُئِلَ جَمِيلٌ كَمِ الْأَرْشُ فِي سِنِّ الصَّبِيِّ وَ كَسْرِ الْيَدِ قَالَ شَيْ‌ءٌ يَسِيرٌ. وَ لَمْ يَرْوِ فِيهِ شَيْئاً مَعْلُوماً.

Hadith.5298 - In the narration of Jameel from some of our companions from one of the Imams (peace be upon them), that it was reported regarding the tooth of a child that is struck by a man and falls out but later grows back Imam (as) said: "There is no retaliation (qisas) upon him, but he must pay compensation (arsh)."

أَصَابِعُ الْيَدَيْنِ وَ الرِّجْلَيْنِ فِي الدِّيَةِ سَوَاءٌ[5] وَ قَالَ فِي السِّنِّ إِذَا ضُرِبَتِ انْتُظِرَ بِهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ وَقَعَتْ أُغْرِمَ الضَّارِبُ خَمْسَمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَقَعْ وَ اسْوَدَّتْ أُغْرِمَ ثُلُثَيْ دِيَتِهَا[1].

Hadith.5299 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The fingers of the hands and feet are equal in compensation (diyyah)." Imam (as) also said: "If a tooth is struck, it should be observed for a year. If it falls out, the striker must pay five hundred dirhams. However, if it does not fall out but tu

وَ قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌[2] فِي الْأَسْنَانِ الَّتِي تُقْسَمُ عَلَيْهَا الدِّيَةُ أَنَّهَا ثَمَانِي وَ عِشْرُونَ سِنّاً سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ فِي مَوَاخِيرِ الْفَمِ وَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ فِي مَقَادِيمِهِ فَدِيَةُ كُلِّ سِنٍّ مِنَ الْمَقَادِيمِ إِذَا كُسِرَ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ خَمْسُونَ دِينَاراً فَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ سِتَّمِائَةِ دِينَارٍ وَ دِيَةُ كُلِّ سِنٍّ مِنَ الْمَوَاخِيرِ إِذَا كُسِرَ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ

Hadith.5300 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) ruled regarding the teeth for which blood money (diyyah) is divided that they are twenty-eight in total - sixteen in back of the mouth and twelve in the front. The compensation for each of the front teeth, if broken and completely lost, is fifty dinars, totaling six hundred din

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الذِّرَاعِ إِذَا ضُرِبَ فَانْكَسَرَ مِنْهُ الزَّنْدُ فَقَالَ إِذَا يَبِسَتْ مِنْهُ الْكَفُّ أَوْ شَلَّتْ أَصَابِعُ الْكَفِّ كُلُّهَا فَإِنَّ فِيهَا ثُلُثَيْ دِيَةِ الْيَدِ قَالَ وَ إِنْ شَلَّتْ بَعْضُ‌ الْأَصَابِعِ وَ بَقِيَ بَعْضٌ فَإِنَّ فِي كُلِّ إِصْبَعٍ شَلَّتْ ثُلُثَيْ دِيَتِهَا قَالَ وَ كَذَلِكَ الْحُكْمُ فِي السَّاقِ وَ الْقَدَمِ إِذَا شَلَّتْ أَصَابِعُ الْقَدَمِ‌[1].

Hadith.5301 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a forearm (the arm below the elbow) that was struck and resulted in the fracture of the wrist bone. Imam (as) replied: If the hand becomes paralyzed or all the fingers of the hand become immobile due to the injury, then two-thirds of the b

فِي الْإِصْبَعِ الزَّائِدَةِ إِذَا قُطِعَتْ ثُلُثُ دِيَةِ الصَّحِيحَةِ[2].

Hadith.5302 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said that if an extra (supernumerary) finger is cut off, then one-third of the blood money (diyyah) of a normal finger is applicable.

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي الْجُرْحِ فِي الْأَصَابِعِ إِذَا أَوْضَحَ الْعَظْمُ عُشْرَ دِيَةِ الْإِصْبَعِ إِذَا لَمْ يُرِدِ الْمَجْرُوحُ أَنْ يَقْتَصَ‌[3].

Hadith.5303 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said that Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled regarding an injury to the fingers that if the wound exposes the bone, then one-tenth of the blood money (diyyah) of that finger is due, provided that the injured person does not wish to seek retaliation (qis

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ بَعْضَ النَّاسِ لَهُ فِي فِيهِ اثْنَتَانِ وَ ثَلَاثُونَ سِنّاً وَ بَعْضَهُمْ لَهُ ثَمَانِي وَ عِشْرُونَ سِنّاً فَعَلَى كَمْ تُقْسَمُ دِيَةُ الْأَسْنَانِ فَقَالَ الْخِلْقَةُ إِنَّمَا هِيَ ثَمَانِي وَ عِشْرُونَ سِنّاً اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ سِنّاً فِي مَقَادِيمِ الْفَمِ وَ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سِنّاً فِي مَوَاخِيرِهِ فَعَلَى هَذَا قُسِمَتْ دِيَةُ الْأَسْنَانِ فَدِيَةُ كُلِّ سِنٍّ

I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), "May Allah rectify your affairs. Some people have thirty-two teeth in their mouths, while others have twenty-eight. Upon how many teeth is the diyyah (blood money) calculated?" Imam (as) said: "The natural creation consists of twenty-eight teeth - twelve in the fro

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ قُتِلَ وَ لَهُ وَلِيَّانِ فَعَفَا أَحَدُهُمَا وَ أَرَادَ الْآخَرُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ قَالَ يَقْتُلُ وَ يَرُدُّ عَلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ الْمُقَادِ نِصْفَ الدِّيَةِ[2].

Hadith.5305 - In the narration of Jameel ibn Darraj, it is reported that Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled regarding a man who was killed and had two heirs. One of them forgave the killer, while the other wanted to proceed with the execution. Imam (as) ruled: "He may execute the killer but must return half of the bl

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ قُتِلَ وَ لَهُ أَبٌ وَ أُمٌّ وَ ابْنٌ فَقَالَ الِابْنُ أَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقْتُلَ قَاتِلَ أَبِي وَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ[3] أَنَا أَعْفُو وَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ[4] أَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ آخُذَ الدِّيَةَ قَالَ‌ فَلْيُعْطِ الِابْنُ أُمَّ الْمَقْتُولِ السُّدُسَ مِنَ الدِّيَةِ وَ يُعْطِي وَرَثَةَ الْقَاتِلِ السُّدُسَ مِنَ الدِّيَةِ حَقَّ الْأَبِ الَّذِي عَفَا وَ يَقْتُلُهُ.

Hadith.5306 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abu Walad Al-Hannat that he asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who was killed and had a father, a mother, and a son. The son said: "I want to kill the murderer of my father," the mother said: "I forgive," and the father said: "I want to take the blood money (diyyah)." Im

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ قُتِلَ وَ لَهُ أَوْلَادٌ صِغَارٌ وَ كِبَارٌ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ عَفَا أَوْلَادُهُ الْكِبَارُ فَقَالَ لَا يُقْتَلُ وَ يَجُوزُ عَفْوُ الْكِبَارِ فِي حِصَصِهِمْ فَإِذَا كَبِرَ الصِّغَارُ كَانَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَطْلُبُوا حَقَّهُمْ مِنَ الدِّيَةِ[1]. وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّهُ إِذَا عَفَا وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ عَنِ الدَّمِ ارْتَفَعَ الْقَوَدُ[2].

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who was killed and had both young and adult children. I asked: "What if his adult children forgave (the murderer)?" Imam (as) replied: "The murderer will not be killed, and the forgiveness of the adults is valid concerning their shares. When the younger children reach adulthood, th

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

لَيْسَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ مُعَاقَلَةٌ فِيمَا يَجْنُونَ مِنْ قَتْلٍ أَوْ جِرَاحَةٍ إِنَّمَا يُؤْخَذُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ مَالٌ رَجَعَتِ الْجِنَايَةُ عَلَى إِمَامِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لِأَنَّهُمْ يُؤَدُّونَ إِلَيْهِ الْجِزْيَةَ كَمَا يُؤَدِّي الْعَبْدُ الضَّرِيبَةَ إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ قَالَ وَ هُمْ مَمَالِيكُ لِلْإِمَامِ فَمَنْ أَسْلَمَ مِنْهُمْ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ[2].

Hadith.5309 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abu Walad, from Abu Abdullah (as) said: "There is no mutual liability among the People of the Covenant (Ahl Al-Dhimma) regarding crimes they commit, whether it be murder or bodily injury. Such compensation is taken from their wealth. If they have no wealth, the responsibi

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

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ أَنَا حَاضِرٌ عَنْ رَجُلٍ ضَرَبَ رَجُلًا فَلَمْ يَنْقَطِعْ بَوْلُهُ‌[4] قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الْبَوْلُ يَمُرُّ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ فَعَلَيْهِ الدِّيَةُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ فَعَلَيْهِ ثُلُثَا الدِّيَةِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ إِلَى ارْتِفَاعِ النَّهَارِ فَعَلَيْهِ ثُلُثُ الدِّيَةِ.

Hadith.5314 - It was narrated from Ishaq ibn Ammar that he said: A man asked Abu Abdullah (as), while I was present, about a man who struck another man, causing his urine to flow continuously without stopping. Imam (as) said: "If the urine continues until the night, then the full blood money (diyyah) is due. If it cont

وَ رَوَى غِيَاثُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع‌ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ع قَضَى فِي رَجُلٍ ضُرِبَ حَتَّى سَلِسَ بَوْلُهُ‌[1] بِالدِّيَةِ الْكَامِلَةِ.

Hadith.5315 - It was narrated by Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that: "Indeed, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) ruled concerning a man who was struck until he suffered from continuous urination (incontinence) that he is entitled to the full

إِنَّ فِي النُّطْفَةِ عِشْرِينَ دِينَاراً وَ فِي الْعَلَقَةِ أَرْبَعِينَ دِينَاراً وَ فِي الْمُضْغَةِ سِتِّينَ دِينَاراً وَ فِي الْعَظْمِ ثَمَانِينَ دِينَاراً فَإِذَا كُسِيَ اللَّحْمَ فَمِائَةٌ ثُمَّ هِيَ مِائَةٌ حَتَّى يَسْتَهِلَ‌[2] فَإِذَا اسْتَهَلَّ فَالدِّيَةُ كَامِلَةً[3].

"Indeed, for the sperm-drop (nutfah) there is a compensation of twenty dinars, for the clot (Alaqah) forty dinars, for the lump of flesh (muḍghah) sixty dinars, for the bone (Aẓm) eighty dinars, and when it is clothed with flesh, it is one hundred dinars. Then it remains one hundred until it lets out a cry (at birth),

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَإِنْ خَرَجَ فِي النُّطْفَةِ قَطْرَةُ دَمٍ قَالَ فِي الْقَطْرَةِ عُشْرُ النُّطْفَةِ فِيهَا اثْنَانِ وَ عِشْرُونَ دِينَاراً قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ قَطَرَتْ قَطْرَتَانِ قَالَ فَأَرْبَعَةٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ دِينَاراً قُلْتُ فَإِنْ قَطَرَتْ ثَلَاثٌ قَالَ فَسِتَّةٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ دِينَاراً قُلْتُ فَأَرْبَعٌ قَالَ ثَمَانٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ وَ فِي خَمْسٍ ثَلَاثُونَ فَإِنْ زَادَتْ عَلَى النِّصْفِ فَبِحِسَاب

I asked Abu Abdullah (as): "What if a drop of blood appears in the sperm-drop (nutfah)?" Imam (as) replied: "For a single drop, it is one-tenth of the compensation for the nutfah, which is twenty-two dinars." I asked: "What if there are two drops?" Imam (as) said: "Then it is twenty-four dinars." I asked: "What if ther

حَضَرْتُ يُونُسَ الشَّيْبَانِيَّ وَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يُخْبِرُهُ بِالدِّيَاتِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَإِنَّ النُّطْفَةَ خَرَجَتْ مُتَخَضْخِضَةً بِالدَّمِ‌[2] قَالَ قَدْ عَلِقَتْ‌[3] إِنْ كَانَ دَمٌ صَافٍ فَفِيهِ أَرْبَعُونَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ دَمٌ أَسْوَدُ فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا التَّعْزِيرَ لِأَنَّهُ مَا كَانَ مِنْ دَمٍ صَافٍ فَذَلِكَ لِلْوَلَدِ وَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ دَمٍ أَسْوَدَ فَإِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْجَوْفِ قَالَ أ

I was present with Yunus Al-Shaybani while Abu Abdullah (as) was informing him about blood money (diyat). I asked Imam (as): "What if the sperm-drop (nutfah) came out mixed with blood?" Imam (as) replied: "If it has clotted and the blood is pure, then it is forty dinars. But if it is black blood, then there is nothing

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

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ الْغُرَّةَ تَكُونُ بِمِائَةِ دِينَارٍ وَ تَكُونُ بِعَشَرَةِ دَنَانِيرَ فَقَالَ بِخَمْسِينَ‌[5].

Hadith.5320 - In the narration of Jamil ibn Darraj from Ubayd ibn Zurarah, he said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as): "The ghurra (compensation for a miscarried fetus) is sometimes valued at one hundred dinars and sometimes at ten dinars." Imam (as) replied: "It is fifty."

إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ عَظْمٌ قَدْ نَبَتَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّحْمُ وَ شُقَّ لَهُ السَّمْعُ وَ الْبَصَرُ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهَا دِيَةً[6] تُسَلِّمُهَا إِلَى أَبِيهِ قَالَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَقَةً أَوْ مُضْغَةً فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهَا أَرْبَعِينَ دِينَاراً أَوْ غُرَّةً تُسَلِّمُهَا إِلَى أَبِيهِ‌[7] قُلْتُ فَهِيَ لَا تَرِثُ مِنْ وَلَدِهَا مِنْ دِيَتِهِ قَالَ لَا لِأَنَّهَا قَتَلَتْهُ.

Hadith.5321 - In the narration by Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Riʾab from Abu Ubaydah from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a woman who drank medicine while she was pregnant to abort her child and then miscarried. Imam (as) said: "If the fetus had developed bones covered with flesh and its hearing and sight had been for

إِنْ كَانَ مَاتَ فِي بَطْنِهَا بَعْدَ مَا ضَرَبَهَا فَعَلَيْهِ نِصْفُ عُشْرِ قِيمَةِ الْأَمَةِ وَ إِنْ ضَرَبَهَا فَأَلْقَتْهُ حَيّاً فَمَاتَ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهِ عُشْرَ قِيمَةِ الْأَمَةِ[2].

Hadith.5322 - In the narration by Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub from Nuaym ibn Ibrahim from Abdullah ibn Sinan from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a man who killed the fetus of a female slave belonging to a group of people while it was still in her womb. Imam (as) said: "If the fetus died in her womb after he struck her, then he mu

يَجُوزُ لِأَبِيهَا مَا وَهَبَتْ لَهُ‌[4].

Hadith.5323 - Samaah asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who struck his pregnant daughter, causing her to miscarry a stillborn child. The woman's husband sought legal action against her father. The woman said to her husband, "If this fetus has a diyyah (blood money), and I am entitled to an inheritance from it, then I