The Inheritance of a Killer

لَا يَتَوَارَثُ رَجُلَانِ قَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Two people of whom one has killed the other cannot inherit each other.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ أُمَّهُ أَ يَرِثُهَا قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي ع يَقُولُ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ ذُو رَحِمٍ قَتَلَ قَرِيبَهُ لَمْ يَرِثْهُ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has killed his mother; if he can inherit her. He (the Imam) said, ‘I heard my father (a.s.), saying, “Whoever of the relatives kills one of his relatives he cannot inherit from that relative.’””

لَا يَرِثُ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا قَتَلَ وَلَدَهُ أَوْ وَالِدَهُ وَ لَكِنْ يَكُونُ الْمِيرَاثُ لِوَرَثَةِ الْقَاتِلِ.

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘A man who kills his son or father cannot inherit from him, but the legacy is for the heirs of the killer.’”

لَا يَرِثُهَا وَ يُقْتَلُ بِهَا صَاغِراً وَ لَا أَظُنُّ قَتْلَهُ بِهَا كَفَّارَةً لِذَنْبِهِ.

“About the case of a man who kills his mother, abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘He cannot inherit from her. Instead he is executed against his wishes and I do not think that his execution can remedy his sin.’”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا مِيرَاثَ لِلْقَاتِلِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said that a murderer cannot receive inheritance.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ شَرِبَتْ دَوَاءً وَ هِيَ حَامِلٌ وَ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِذَلِكَ زَوْجُهَا فَأَلْقَتْ وَلَدَهَا قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ عَظْمٌ وَ قَدْ نَبَتَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّحْمُ عَلَيْهَا دِيَةٌ تُسَلِّمُهَا لِأَبِيهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ حِينَ طَرَحَتْهُ عَلَقَةً أَوْ مُضْغَةً فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهَا أَرْبَعِينَ دِينَاراً أَوْ غُرَّةً[1] تُؤَدِّيهَا إِلَى أَبِيهِ قُلْتُ لَهُ فَهِيَ لَا تَرِثُ وَلَدَهَا مِ

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a woman who takes medicine when pregnant without informing her husband, and miscarries her child. He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) said, ‘If the child had grown bones and flesh then the wergild is due on her which she must pay to the father; but if the mis

لَا يُقْتَلُ الرَّجُلُ بِوَلَدِهِ إِذَا قَتَلَهُ وَ يُقْتَلُ الْوَلَدُ بِوَالِدِهِ إِذَا قَتَلَ وَالِدَهُ وَ لَا يَرِثُ الرَّجُلُ أَبَاهُ إِذَا قَتَلَهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ خَطَأً[2].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A man is not executed because of killing his son but a son is executed because of killing his father; and a man cannot inherit from his father after killing him even if it is by mistake.’”

الْمَرْأَةُ تَرِثُ مِنْ دِيَةِ زَوْجِهَا وَ يَرِثُ مِنْ دِيَتِهَا مَا لَمْ يَقْتُلْ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ.

“Abu Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘A woman inherits from the wergild of her husband and her husband inherits from the wergild of his wife as long as one of them does not kill the other partner.’”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع هَلْ لِلْمَرْأَةِ مِنْ دِيَةِ زَوْجِهَا وَ هَلْ لِلرَّجُلِ مِنْ دِيَةِ امْرَأَتِهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ مَا لَمْ يَقْتُلْ أَحَدُهُمَا الْآخَرَ[3].

“I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), if a woman can receive anything from the wergild of her husband or a man can receive anything from the wergild of his wife anything. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, they can do so as long as one of them does not kill the other partner.’”

إِذَا قَتَلَ الرَّجُلُ أَبَاهُ قُتِلَ بِهِ وَ إِنْ قَتَلَهُ أَبُوهُ لَمْ يُقْتَلْ بِهِ وَ لَمْ يَرِثْهُ. الْفَضْلُ بْنُ شَاذَانَ قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا ضَرَبَ ابْنَهُ غَيْرَ مُسْرِفٍ فِي ذَلِكَ يُرِيدُ تَأْدِيبَهُ فَقُتِلَ الِابْنُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الضَّرْبِ وَرِثَهُ الْأَبُ وَ لَمْ تَلْزَمْهُ الْكَفَّارَةُ لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ لِلْأَبِ لِأَنَّهُ مَأْمُورٌ بِتَأْدِيبِ وَلَدِهِ لِأَنَّهُ فِي ذَلِكَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْإِمَامِ يُقِ

10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has narrated the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘If one kills his father, he is executed for him; but if his father kills him the father is not executed for his son’s murder, however he cannot

قَتْلُ الْعَمْدِ كُلُّ مَا عَمَدَ بِهِ الضَّرْبَ فَعَلَيْهِ الْقَوَدُ وَ إِنَّمَا الْخَطَأُ أَنْ يُرِيدَ الشَّيْ‌ءَ فَيُصِيبَ غَيْرَهُ وَ قَالَ إِذَا أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِالْقَتْلِ قُتِلَ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ بَيِّنَةٌ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Hadeed and Ibn Abu Umeyr, altogether from Jameel Bin Darraj, from one of his companions, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) having said: ‘The deliberate killing is all of what the strike is deliberated with, so upon him is the r

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ الْعَمْدُ كُلُّ مَا اعْتَمَدَ شَيْئاً فَأَصَابَهُ بِحَدِيدَةٍ أَوْ بِحَجَرٍ أَوْ بِعَصاً أَوْ بِوَكْزَةٍ فَهَذَا كُلُّهُ عَمْدٌ وَ الْخَطَأُ مَنِ اعْتَمَدَ شَيْئاً فَأَصَابَ غَيْرَهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Abdullah Bin Muskan, from Al Halby who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘The deliberation is all of what something is anticipated, so he hits it with an iron, or with a rock, or with a stick, or with a nudge, so all of these are deliberate; and the error is from an

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يُخَالِفُ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قُضَاتَكُمْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَاتِ شَيْئاً مِمَّا اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ قُلْتُ اقْتَتَلَ غُلَامَانِ فِي الرَّحَبَةِ فَعَضَّ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَعَمَدَ الْمَعْضُوضُ إِلَى حَجَرٍ فَضَرَبَ بِهِ رَأْسَ صَاحِبِهِ الَّذِي عَضَّهُ فَشَجَّهُ فَكُزَّ فَمَاتَ فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ فَأَقَادَهُ فَعَظُمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى وَ ابْ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Safwan and Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan, altogether fro, Abdul Rahman Bin Al Hajjaj who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said to me: ‘Does Yahya Bin Saeed oppose your judges?’ I said, ‘Yes’. He asws said: ‘Give me something from what h

سَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ ضَرَبَ رَجُلًا بِعَصاً فَلَمْ يُقْلِعْ عَنْهُ حَتَّى مَاتَ أَ يُدْفَعُ إِلَى وَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ فَيَقْتُلَهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَا يُتْرَكُ يَعْبَثُ بِهِ وَ لَكِنْ يُجِيزُ عَلَيْهِ بِالسَّيْفِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Mhammad Bin Al Fuzayl, from Abu Al Sabbah Al Kanany, both together, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , both said, ‘We asked him asws about a man w

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْخَطَإِ الَّذِي فِيهِ الدِّيَةُ وَ الْكَفَّارَةُ أَ هُوَ أَنْ يَتَعَمَّدَ ضَرْبَ رَجُلٍ وَ لَا يَتَعَمَّدَ قَتْلَهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ رَمَى شَاةً فَأَصَابَ إِنْسَاناً قَالَ ذَلِكَ الْخَطَأُ الَّذِي لَا شَكَّ فِيهِ عَلَيْهِ الدِّيَةُ وَ الْكَفَّارَةُ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Dawood Bin Al Husayn, from Abu Al Abbas, (The narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the (killing in) error in which is the wergild and the expiation, is it he who intends to strike a man, but does not anticipate killi

يُدْفَعُ إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ وَ لَكِنْ لَا يُتْرَكُ يُتَلَذَّذُ بِهِ وَ لَكِنْ يُجَازُ عَلَيْهِ بِالسَّيْفِ‌[2].

Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu nasr, from Musa Bin Bakr, (It has been narrated) from Abd Salih asws (7 th Imam asws ), regarding a man who struck a man with a stick, so he did not raise the stick (stop) until he died. He asws said: ‘He would be handed over to the guardian of the killed one, but he shou

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا ضَرَبَ رَجُلًا بِخَزَفَةٍ أَوْ بِآجُرَّةٍ أَوْ بِعُودٍ فَمَاتَ كَانَ عَمْداً.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Ali Bin Abu Hama, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘If a man were to strike a man with pottery, or with a brick, or with a plank (of wood), so he dies, it would be a deliberate (killing)’.

الْعَمْدُ الَّذِي يَضْرِبُ بِالسِّلَاحِ أَوِ الْعَصَا لَا يُقْلِعُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ وَ الْخَطَأُ الَّذِي لَا يَتَعَمَّدُهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Al A’ala Bin Al Fuzayl, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘The deliberation is in which he strikes with the sword, or the stick (and) does not stop from it until he kills; and the error is in which he does not anticipate it (the killing)’.

إِنْ ضَرَبَ رَجُلٌ رَجُلًا بِعَصًا أَوْ بِحَجَرٍ فَمَاتَ مِنْ ضَرْبَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ فَهُوَ شِبْهُ الْعَمْدِ فَالدِّيَةُ عَلَى الْقَاتِلِ وَ إِنْ عَلَاهُ وَ أَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ بِالْعَصَا أَوْ بِالْحِجَارَةِ حَتَّى يَقْتُلَهُ فَهُوَ عَمْدٌ يُقْتَلُ بِهِ وَ إِنْ ضَرَبَهُ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً فَتَكَلَّمَ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ يَوْماً أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ يَوْمٍ ثُمَّ مَاتَ فَهُوَ شِبْهُ الْعَمْدِ.

Yunus, from one of his companions, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘If a man strikes a man with a stick, or with a rock, so he dies from his one strike before he speaks, so it is somewhat deliberate, therefore the wergild is upon the killer; and if he pounces upon him and hits him incessantly (nonstop) with the stick, or w

قُلْتُ لَهُ أَرْمِي الرَّجُلَ بِالشَّيْ‌ءِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْتُلُ مِثْلُهُ قَالَ هَذَا خَطَأٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ حَصَاةً صَغِيرَةً فَرَمَى بِهَا قُلْتُ أَرْمِي بِهَا الشَّاةَ فَأَصَابَتْ رَجُلًا قَالَ هَذَا الْخَطَأُ الَّذِي لَا شَكَّ فِيهِ وَ الْعَمْدُ الَّذِي يَضْرِبُ بِالشَّيْ‌ءِ الَّذِي يُقْتَلُ بِمِثْلِهِ.

Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Al Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Sama’at and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, both together from Ahmad Bin Al Hassan Al Maysami, from Aban Bin Usman, from Abu Al Abbas, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I said to him asws , ‘I threw something at a man, the likes of whic

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 ثَنِيَّةٍ[1] وَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الذَّهَبِ أَلْفَ دِينَارٍ وَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْوَرِقِ عَشَرَةَ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ الْحُلَلَ مِائَةَ حُلَّةٍ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, both together from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdul Rahman Bin Al Hajjaj who said, ‘I heard Ibn Abu Layli saying, ‘The wergild during the Pre-Islamic period was a hundred camels. So Rasool-Allah saww accepted it. Then he asws necessitated upon the

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ دِيَةُ الْخَطَإِ إِذَا لَمْ يُرِدِ الرَّجُلَ مِائَةٌ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ أَوْ عَشَرَةُ آلَافٍ مِنَ الْوَرِقِ أَوْ أَلْفٌ مِنَ الشَّاةِ وَ قَالَ دِيَةُ الْمُغَلَّظَةِ الَّتِي تُشْبِهُ الْعَمْدَ وَ لَيْسَ بِعَمْدٍ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ دِيَةِ الْخَطَإِ بِأَسْنَانِ الْإِبِلِ ثَلَاثٌ وَ ثَلَاثُونَ حِقَّةً وَ ثَلَاثٌ وَ ثَلَاثُونَ جَذَعَةً وَ أَرْبَعٌ وَ ثَلَاثُونَ ثَنِيَّةً كُلُّهَا طَرُوقَةُ الْفَحْلِ-

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘Wergild of the erroneous (killing) when the man did not intend, is one hundred from the camels, or ten thousand (Dirhams) from the (owners of) the foliage, or a thousand from t

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ فِي الْخَطَإِ شِبْهِ الْعَمْدِ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ بِالسَّوْطِ أَوْ بِالْعَصَا أَوْ بِالْحِجَارَةِ إِنَّ دِيَةَ ذَلِكَ تُغَلَّظُ وَ هِيَ مِائَةٌ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ فِيهَا أَرْبَعُونَ خَلِفَةً [مَا] بَيْنَ ثَنِيَّةٍ إِلَى بَازِلِ عَامِهَا[1] وَ ثَلَاثُونَ حِقَّةً وَ ثَلَاثُونَ بِنْتَ لَبُونٍ- وَ الْخَطَأُ يَكُونُ فِيهِ ثَلَاثُونَ حِقَّةً وَ ثَلَاثُونَ ابْنَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from one of his companions, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said regarding the erroneous (killing) resembling the deliberate, if he kills with the whip, or with the stick, or with the rocks. The wergild of that is harsh, and i

أَلْفُ دِينَارٍ أَوْ عَشَرَةُ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْحُلَلِ الْحُلَلُ وَ يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْإِبِلِ الْإِبِلُ وَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْغَنَمِ الْغَنَمُ وَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْبَقَرِ الْبَقَرُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, (It has been narrated) from Jameel Bin Darraj regarding the wergild, he asws (6 th Imam asws ) said: ‘A thousand Dinar, or ten thousand Dirhams, and the garments would be seized from the owner of the garments, and the camels would be seized from the owners of the ca

الدِّيَةُ عَشَرَةُ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ أَوْ أَلْفُ دِينَارٍ قَالَ جَمِيلٌ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الدِّيَةُ مِائَةٌ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Jameel and Hammad, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘The wergild is then thousand Dirhams, or a thousand Dinars’. Jameel (the narrator) said: ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘The wergild is one hundred from the camels’.

سَأَلْتُ‌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُقْتَلُ فِي الشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ مَا دِيَتُهُ قَالَ دِيَةٌ وَ ثُلُثٌ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Kuleyb Al Asady who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the man who kill during the Sacred Month, what is its wergild?’ He asws said: ‘A wergild and a one-third (of it in addition)’.

فِي قَتْلِ الْخَطَإِ مِائَةٌ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ أَوْ أَلْفٌ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ أَوْ عَشَرَةُ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ أَوْ أَلْفُ دِينَارٍ فَإِنْ كَانَ الْإِبِلُ فَخَمْسٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ ابْنَةَ مَخَاضٍ وَ خَمْسٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ ابْنَةَ لَبُونٍ وَ خَمْسٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ حِقَّةً وَ خَمْسٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ جَذَعَةً وَ الدِّيَةُ الْمُغَلَّظَةُ فِي الْخَطَإِ الَّذِي يُشْبِهُ الْعَمْدَ الَّذِي يَضْرِبُ بِالْحَجَرِ أَوْ بِالْعَصَا الضَّرْبَةَ وَ الضَّر

Ali Bin Ibrahim, form Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Al A’la Bin Al Fuzayl, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘With regards to the erroneous killing, it (wergild) is a hundred from the camels, or a thousand from the sheep, or ten thousand Dirhams, or a thousand Dina

هِيَ مِائَةٌ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ وَ لَيْسَ فِيهَا دَنَانِيرُ وَ لَا دَرَاهِمُ وَ لَا غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ فَقُلْتُ لِجَمِيلٍ هَلْ لِلْإِبِلِ أَسْنَانٌ مَعْرُوفَةٌ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ ثَلَاثٌ وَ ثَلَاثُونَ حِقَّةً وَ ثَلَاثٌ وَ ثَلَاثُونَ جَذَعَةً وَ أَرْبَعٌ وَ ثَلَاثُونَ ثَنِيَّةً إِلَى بَازِلِ عَامِهَا كُلُّهَا خَلِفَةٌ إِلَى بَازِلِ عَامِهَا قَالَ رَوَى ذَلِكَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْهُمَا وَ زَادَ عَلِي

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Hadeed and Ibn Abu Umeyr, both together from Jameel Bin Darraj, from Muhammad Bin Muslim and Zurara, and others besides these two, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) regarding the wergild. He asws said: ‘It is one hundred from t

مَنْ قَتَلَ مُؤْمِناً مُتَعَمِّداً فَإِنَّهُ يُقَادُ بِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَرْضَى أَوْلِيَاءُ الْمَقْتُولِ أَنْ يَقْبَلُوا الدِّيَةَ أَوْ يَتَرَاضَوْا بِأَكْثَرَ مِنَ الدِّيَةِ أَوْ أَقَلَّ مِنَ الدِّيَةِ فَإِنْ فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ بَيْنَهُمْ جَازَ وَ إِنْ تَرَاجَعُوا أُقِيدُوا[1] وَ قَالَ الدِّيَةُ عَشَرَةُ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ أَوْ أَلْفُ دِينَارٍ أَوْ مِائَةٌ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from one of our companions, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘The one who kills a Believer deliberately, so he would be retaliated with (the same), except if the guardians of the killed one happy with accepting the wergild, or if he makes the

كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يَقُولُ‌ تُسْتَأْدَى دِيَةُ الْخَطَإِ فِي ثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ وَ تُسْتَأْدَى دِيَةُ الْعَمْدِ فِي سَنَةٍ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim from his father, both together from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Wallad, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Ali asws was saying: ‘You have to pay the wergild of the erroneous (killing) within three years, and you have to pay the wergild o

يُخَيَّرُ أَهْلُ الْمَقْتُولِ فَأَيَّهُمْ شَاءُوا قَتَلُوا وَ يَرْجِعُ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُ عَلَى الْبَاقِينَ بِتِسْعَةِ أَعْشَارِ الدِّيَةِ[1].

Ali Bin Ibrahim from his father, and Muhammad Bin Yahya from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, both together from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding ten (people) who participated in killing a man. He asws said: ‘The family of the killed one can choose whichever one they

إِنْ أَرَادَ أَوْلِيَاءُ الْمَقْتُولِ قَتْلَهُمَا أَدَّوْا دِيَةً كَامِلَةً وَ قَتَلُوهُمَا وَ تَكُونُ الدِّيَةُ بَيْنَ أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولَيْنِ فَإِنْ أَرَادُوا قَتْلَ أَحَدِهِمَا فَقَتَلُوهُ أَدَّى الْمَتْرُوكُ نِصْفَ الدِّيَةِ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْمَقْتُولِ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُؤَدِّ دِيَةَ أَحَدِهِمَا وَ لَمْ يَقْتُلْ أَحَدَهُمَا قَبِلَ الدِّيَةَ صَاحِبُهُ مِنْ كِلَيْهِمَا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Abdullah Bin Muskan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding two men who both killed one man. He asws said: ‘If the guardians of the killed one intend to kill both of them, or they have to pay the complete wergild (of one person), and kill them bo

إِذَا قَتَلَ الرَّجُلَانِ وَ الثَّلَاثَةُ رَجُلًا فَإِنْ أَرَادَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُ قَتْلَهُمْ تَرَادُّوا فَضْلَ الدِّيَاتِ وَ إِلَّا أَخَذُوا دِيَةَ صَاحِبِهِمْ.

From him, from Ibn Muskan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘When two or three men kill one man, so if his guardians wants to, he can execute them (all), (but) he would have to pay the excess wergilds, or he can take a wergild of his (killed) companion’.

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع‌[2] عَشَرَةٌ قَتَلُوا رَجُلًا فَقَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُ قَتَلُوهُمْ جَمِيعاً وَ غَرِمُوا تِسْعَ دِيَاتٍ وَ إِنْ شَاءُوا تَخَيَّرُوا رَجُلًا فَقَتَلُوهُ وَ أَدَّى التِّسْعَةُ الْبَاقُونَ‌ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْمَقْتُولِ الْأَخِيرِ عُشْرَ الدِّيَةِ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ قَالَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْوَالِيَ بَعْدُ يَلِي أَدَبَهُمْ وَ حَبْسَهُمْ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ahmad Bin Al Hassan Al Maysami, from Aban, from Al Fuzayl Bin Yasaar who said, ‘I said to Abu Ja’far asws , ‘Ten kill one man?’ So he asws said: ‘If his guardian so desires to, he can kill them altogether, and pay nine wergilds, and if so desires to he can choose one man, so he ki

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي أَرْبَعَةٍ شَرِبُوا فَسَكِرُوا فَأَخَذَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ السِّلَاحَ فَاقْتَتَلُوا فَقُتِلَ اثْنَانِ وَ جُرِحَ اثْنَانِ فَأَمَرَ بِالْمَجْرُوحَيْنِ فَضُرِبَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً وَ قَضَى بِدِيَةِ الْمَقْتُولَيْنِ عَلَى الْمَجْرُوحَيْنِ وَ أَمَرَ أَنْ يُقَاسَ جِرَاحَةُ الْمَجْرُوحَيْنِ فَتُرْفَعَ مِنَ الدِّيَةِ فَإِنْ مَاتَ الْمَجْرُوحَانِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَى

Ali Bin Ibrahim from his father, and Muhammad Bin Yahya from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, both together from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding four who had drunk (wine) so they were intoxicated. So they

رُفِعَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع سِتَّةُ غِلْمَانٍ كَانُوا فِي الْفُرَاتِ فَغَرِقَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ فَشَهِدَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى اثْنَيْنِ أَنَّهُمَا غَرَّقَاهُ وَ شَهِدَ اثْنَانِ عَلَى الثَّلَاثَةِ أَنَّهُمْ غَرَّقُوهُ فَقَضَى ع بِالدِّيَةِ أَخْمَاساً ثَلَاثَةَ أَخْمَاسٍ عَلَى الِاثْنَيْنِ وَ خُمُسَيْنِ عَلَى الثَّلَاثَةِ[1].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘It was raised to Amir Al-Momineen asws , six boys were in the Euphrates, so one of them drowned. So three from them testified against the two that these two drowned him, and the two testified a

إِنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَقْطَعَهُمَا أَدَّى إِلَيْهِمَا دِيَةَ يَدٍ فَاقْتَسَمَا ثُمَّ يَقْطَعُهُمَا وَ إِنْ أَحَبَّ أَخَذَ مِنْهُمَا دِيَةَ يَدٍ قَالَ وَ إِنْ قَطَعَ يَدَ أَحَدِهِمَا رَدَّ الَّذِي لَمْ يُقْطَعْ يَدُهُ عَلَى الَّذِي قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ رُبُعَ الدِّيَةِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Abu Maryam Al Ansary, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding two men who both gathered upon cutting a hand of a man. He asws said: ‘If he likes he can cut the hand of both of them and pay to them

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي حَائِطٍ اشْتَرَكَ فِي هَدْمِهِ ثَلَاثَةُ نَفَرٍ فَوَقَعَ عَلَى وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ فَمَاتَ فَضَمَّنَ الْبَاقِينَ دِيَتَهُ لِأَنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ ضَامِنُ صَاحِبِهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from one of his companions, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding three who had participated is demolishing it upon one of them, so he died. So the remaining ones had to take the respo

إِذَا اجْتَمَعَتِ الْعِدَّةُ عَلَى قَتْلِ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ حَكَمَ الْوَالِي أَنْ يُقْتَلَ أَيُّهُمْ شَاءُوا وَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ وَاحِدٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ- وَ مَنْ قُتِلَ مَظْلُوماً فَقَدْ جَعَلْنا لِوَلِيِّهِ سُلْطاناً فَلا يُسْرِفْ فِي الْقَتْلِ‌[1].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Al Qasim Bin Urwa, from Abu Al Abbas and someone else, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘When a number gather upon killing one man, the guardians (of the deceased) decide which one of them they would like to kill, and it is not for the

إِنْ شَاءَ قَتَلَ الْحُرَّ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ قَتَلَ الْعَبْدَ فَإِنِ اخْتَارَ قَتْلَ الْحُرِّ ضَرَبَ جَنْبَيِ الْعَبْدِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from one of his companions, from Yahya Bin Al Mubarak, from Abdullah Bin Jabala, from Abu Jameela, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a slave and a free both killed a free man. He asws said: ‘If he (guardian of the deceased) so desires to, he can kill the

يُقْتَلُ بِهِ الَّذِي قَتَلَهُ وَ يُحْبَسُ الْآمِرُ بِقَتْلِهِ فِي السِّجْنِ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, both together from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Raib, from Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding a man who orders a man with the killing of a man, so he killed him. So he asws said: ‘The one who killed him

فَقَالَ يُقْتَلُ السَّيِّدُ بِهِ‌[2].

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, both together from Ibn Mahboub, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man who ordered his slave that he should kill a man, so he killed him. So he asws said: ‘The master should be killed due to

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ فِي رَجُلٍ أَمَرَ عَبْدَهُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ رَجُلًا فَقَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ هَلْ عَبْدُ الرَّجُلِ إِلَّا كَسَوْطِهِ أَوْ كَسَيْفِهِ يُقْتَلُ السَّيِّدُ بِهِ وَ يُسْتَوْدَعُ الْعَبْدُ السِّجْنَ.

Ali, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said regarding a man who ordered his slave that he should kill a man, so he killed him. So Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘And is a slave of the man anything except like his whip, or lik

إِذَا قَتَلَ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قُتِلَ بِهِمْ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Ibn Muskan, from the one who mentioned it, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘When the man kills two men or more than that, he would be killed by them (guardians of the deceased)’.

أَنَّ قَوْماً احْتَفَرُوا زُبْيَةً لِلْأَسَدِ[1] بِالْيَمَنِ فَوَقَعَ فِيهَا الْأَسَدُ فَازْدَحَمَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى الْأَسَدِ فَوَقَعَ فِيهَا رَجُلٌ فَتَعَلَّقَ بِآخَرَ فَتَعَلَّقَ الْآخَرُ بِآخَرَ وَ الْآخَرُ بِآخَرَ فَجَرَحَهُمُ الْأَسَدُ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ جِرَاحَةِ الْأَسَدِ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ أُخْرِجَ فَمَاتَ فَتَشَاجَرُوا فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَخَذُوا السُّيُوفَ فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِن

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Shamoun, from Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman Al Asamma, from Misma’a Bin Abdul Malik, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws that a group of people dug a pit for the lion at Al-Yemen. So the lion fell into it, and the people thronged (cr

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي أَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ أَطْلَعُوا فِي زُبْيَةِ الْأَسَدِ فَخَرَّ أَحَدُهُمْ فَاسْتَمْسَكَ بِالثَّانِي وَ اسْتَمْسَكَ الثَّانِي بِالثَّالِثِ وَ اسْتَمْسَكَ الثَّالِثُ بِالرَّابِعِ حَتَّى أَسْقَطَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً عَلَى الْأَسَدِ فَقَتَلَهُمُ الْأَسَدُ فَقَضَى بِالْأَوَّلِ فَرِيسَةَ الْأَسَدِ وَ غَرَّمَ أَهْلَهُ ثُلُثَ الدِّيَةِ لِأَهْلِ الثَّانِي وَ غَرَّمَ أَهْلَ الثَّانِي لِأَهْلِ الث

And in a report of Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding four persons who came over to a pit of the lion, so one of them fell, so he attached himself with the second, and the second one attached himself with the third, and the third attac

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا عَمْداً فَرُفِعَ إِلَى الْوَالِي فَدَفَعَهُ الْوَالِي إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ لِيَقْتُلُوهُ فَوَثَبَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَوْمٌ فَخَلَّصُوا الْقَاتِلَ مِنْ أَيْدِي الْأَوْلِيَاءِ فَقَالَ أَرَى أَنْ يُحْبَسَ الَّذِينَ خَلَّصُوا الْقَاتِلَ مِنْ أَيْدِي الْأَوْلِيَاءِ حَتَّى يَأْتُوا بِالْقَاتِلِ قِيلَ فَإِنْ مَاتَ الْقَاتِلُ وَ هُمْ فِي السِّجْنِ قَالَ فَإِنْ مَاتَ فَعَلَيْهِمُ الدِّ

Muhammad Bin Yahya from Ahmad Bin Muhammad and Ali Bin Ibrahim from his father, both together from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Hareyz, (The narrator) says: ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who killed a man deliberately. So it was raised to the governor. So the governor handed him over to the guardians of th

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلَيْنِ أَمْسَكَ أَحَدُهُمَا وَ قَتَلَ الْآخَرُ قَالَ يُقْتَلُ الْقَاتِلُ وَ يُحْبَسُ الْآخَرُ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ غَمّاً كَمَا كَانَ حَبَسَهُ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ غَمّاً.

Ali Bin Ibrahim from his father, and Muhammad Bin Yahya from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, both together from Ibn Umeyr, from Hammad Bin Usman, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding two men, one of whom restrained, and the other one killed. He asws said:

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ شَدَّ عَلَى رَجُلٍ لِيَقْتُلَهُ وَ الرَّجُلُ فَارٌّ مِنْهُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَأَمْسَكَهُ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى جَاءَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَتَلَهُ فَقَتَلَ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي قَتَلَهُ وَ قَضَى عَلَى الْآخَرِ الَّذِي أَمْسَكَهُ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُطْرَحَ فِي السِّجْنِ أَبَداً حَتَّى يَمُوتَ فِيهِ لِأَنَّهُ أَمْسَكَهُ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Zur’at, from Sama’at who said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a man who was intense upon a man in order to kill him, and the man fled from him, so another man came across him, so he restrained him until the other man came over, so he killed him. So he as

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

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from one of his companions, from Muhammad Bin Al Fuzayl, from Amro Bin Abu Al Miqdam who said, ‘I was present at the Sacred House (Kabah) and a man called out to Abu Ja’far Al Mansour (the Caliph), and he was circumambulating, and he was saying, ‘O commander of the f