Chapter on Injuries and Killing Between Women and Men

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

نَعَمْ فِي الْجِرَاحَاتِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الثُّلُثَ سَوَاءً فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الثُّلُثَ سَوَاءً ارْتَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ وَ سَفَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ[2].

Hadith.5240 - Jamil and Muhammad ibn Humran asked Abu Abdullah (as) about whether qiṣaṣ (retaliation in kind) applies between a woman and a man. Imam (as) replied: "Yes, in cases of wounds (jirahat) up to one-third of the compensation, they are equal. However, once it reaches one-third, the man's compensation increases

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