Chapter on Those Who Have No Blood Money in Cases of Injury or

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

وَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مَنْ قَتَلَهُ الْقِصَاصُ فَلَا دِيَةَ لَهُ‌[2].

Hadith.5184 - Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) and Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever is killed through legal retribution (qisas), there is no blood money (diyyah) for him."

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مَنْ بَدَأَ فَاعْتَدَى فَاعْتُدِيَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَا قَوَدَ لَهُ‌[3].

Abu Abdullah (as) said: "Whoever initiates aggression and is then retaliated against, there is no retribution (qisas) for him."

لَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ‌[4].

Hadith.5186 - Al-Alaa narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim from one of the two Imams (peace be upon them) regarding a man who accidentally falls onto another man and kills him. Imam (as) said: "There is nothing upon him (no liability)."

كَانَ صِبْيَانٌ فِي زَمَنِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَلْعَبُونَ بِأَخْطَارٍ لَهُمْ‌[5] فَرَمَى أَحَدُهُمْ‌ بِخَطَرِهِ فَدَقَّ رَبَاعِيَةَ صَاحِبِهِ فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَأَقَامَ الرَّامِي الْبَيِّنَةَ بِأَنَّهُ قَدْ قَالَ حَذَارِ فَدَرَأَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع عَنْهُ الْقِصَاصَ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَدْ أَعْذَرَ مَنْ حَذَّرَ.

"During the time of the Commander of the Faithful (as), some children were playing with their arrows. One of them shot his arrow and broke his companion's front tooth. The matter was brought to the Commander of the Faithful (as). The shooter presented evidence that he had warned by saying, 'Be careful!' So, the Command

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي رَجُلٍ أَرَادَ امْرَأَةً عَلَى نَفْسِهَا حَرَاماً فَرَمَتْهُ بِحَجَرٍ فَأَصَابَتْ مِنْهُ مَقْتَلًا قَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا شَيْ‌ءٌ فِيمَا بَيْنَهَا وَ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَإِنْ قُدِّمَتْ إِلَى إِمَامٍ عَدْلٍ أَهْدَرَ دَمَهُ‌[1].

I heard Abu Abdullah (as) say regarding a man who tried to force himself unlawfully upon a woman, and she struck him with a stone, causing his death. Imam (as) said: "There is nothing upon her in what is between her and Allah (swt), the Majestic. And if she is brought before a just Imam, he will dismiss his (attackers'

أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ عَدَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ لِيَضْرِبَهُ فَدَفَعَهُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ فَجَرَحَهُ أَوْ قَتَلَهُ فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ‌[2].

"If any man attacks another man to strike him, and the latter defends himself and injures or kills the attacker, then there is nothing upon him (no liability)."

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ مَجْنُوناً قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ أَرَادَهُ فَدَفَعَهُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ قَوَدٍ وَ لَا دِيَةٍ وَ يُعْطَى وَرَثَتُهُ دِيَتَهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ فَإِنْ كَانَ قَتَلَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْمَجْنُونُ أَرَادَهُ فَلَا قَوَدَ لِمَنْ لَا يُقَادُ مِنْهُ‌[3] وَ أَرَى أَنَّ عَلَى قَاتِلِهِ الدِّيَةَ فِي مَالِهِ يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَ

I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who killed a mentally ill person. Imam (as) said: "If the mentally ill person had intended to harm him and the man defended himself and killed him, then there is neither retribution (qisas) nor blood money (diyyah) upon him. However, his heirs should be

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ غَشِيَتْهُ دَابَّةٌ فَأَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَطَأَهُ وَ خَشِيَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا فَزَجَرَ الدَّابَّةَ فَنَفَرَتْ بِصَاحِبِهَا فَصَرَعَتْهُ فَكَانَ جُرْحٌ أَوْ غَيْرُهُ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ ضَمَانٌ إِنَّمَا زَجَرَ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ وَ هِيَ الْجُبَارُ[5].

I asked Imam (as) about a man who was approached by an animal that was about to trample him, and fearing harm from it, he shouted at the animal, causing it to panic and throw off its rider, resulting in injury or something similar. Imam (as) said: "There is no liability upon him. He merely repelled the harm from himsel

عَوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ حَرَامٌ وَ قَالَ مَنِ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى مُؤْمِنٍ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ فَعَيْنَاهُ مُبَاحَتَانِ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ فِي تِلْكَ الْحَالِ وَ مَنْ دَمَرَ[1] عَلَى مُؤْمِنٍ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِ فَدَمُهُ مُبَاحٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ فِي تِلْكَ الْحَالِ وَ مَنْ جَحَدَ نَبِيّاً مُرْسَلًا نُبُوَّتَهُ وَ كَذَّبَهُ فَدَمُهُ مُبَاحٌ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَ رَأَيْتَ مَنْ جَحَدَ الْإِمَامَ مِنْكُمْ مَا حَ

"The privacy (awrah) of a believer is forbidden upon another believer." Imam (as) also said: "Whoever spies on a believer in his home, his eyes are lawful to the believer in that situation. Whoever forcefully enters upon a believer in his home without his permission, his blood is lawful to the believer in that situatio

لَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَى الْأَسْفَلِ.

Hadith.5193 - Ibn Faddal narrated from Ibn Bukayr from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a man who falls upon another man and kills him, and the one on top dies. Imam (as) said: "There is no liability upon the one below."