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