Usul16

Chapter on the Blood Money for the Joints of the Fingers

faqih-5328Vol. 4, p. 151

فِي رِوَايَةِ السَّكُونِيِ‌ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع كَانَ يَقْضِي فِي كُلِّ مَفْصِلٍ مِنَ الْأَصَابِعِ بِثُلُثِ عَقْلِ تِلْكَ الْأَصَابِعِ إِلَّا الْإِبْهَامَ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْضِي فِي مَفْصِلِهَا بِنِصْفِ عَقْلِ تِلْكَ الْإِبْهَامِ لِأَنَّ لَهَا مَفْصِلَيْنِ‌[3].

Hadith.5336 - In a narration from Al-Sakuni, it is reported that Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled that for every joint in the fingers, the compensation (diyyah) would be one-third of the full blood money of that finger, except for the thumb. For the thumb, he ruled that the compensation for its joint would be half