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Chapter on What is Obligatory for One Upon Whom Hot Water is Poured on His Head, Causing His Hair to Fall Out

faqih-5322Vol. 4, p. 149

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ صَبَّ مَاءً حَارّاً عَلَى رَأْسِ رَجُلٍ فَامْتَعَطَ شَعْرُهُ فَلَا يَنْبُتُ أَبَداً قَالَ عَلَيْهِ الدِّيَةُ[3].

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who poured hot water on another man's head, causing his hair to fall out and never grow back. Imam (as) said: "He must pay the full blood money (diyyah)."

faqih-5323Vol. 4, p. 150

أَهْرَاقَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى رَأْسِ رَجُلٍ قِدْراً فِيهَا مَرَقٌ فَذَهَبَ شَعْرُهُ فَاخْتَصَمُوا فِي ذَلِكَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ع فَأَجَّلَهُ سَنَةً فَلَمْ يَنْبُتْ شَعْرُهُ فَقَضَى عَلَيْهِ بِالدِّيَةِ.

Hadith.5331 - It is narrated from Salamah ibn Tammam that a man poured a pot of broth over another man's head, causing his hair to fall out. They disputed this matter before Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), who delayed the judgment for a year. When the man's hair did not grow back, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) ruled that th