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Chapter on What is Obligatory Upon One Who Sets Fire to the House of a People, Causing the House and Its Inhabitants to Burn

faqih-5360Vol. 4, p. 162

فِي رِوَايَةِ السَّكُونِيِ‌ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ع قَضَى فِي رَجُلٍ أَقْبَلَ بِنَارٍ فَأَشْعَلَهَا فِي دَارِ قَوْمٍ فَاحْتَرَقَتِ الدَّارُ وَ احْتَرَقَ أَهْلُهَا وَ احْتَرَقَ مَتَاعُهُمْ قَالَ يُغَرَّمُ قِيمَةَ الدَّارِ وَ مَا فِيهَا ثُمَّ يُقْتَلُ‌[3].

Hadith.5368 - In the narration of Al-Sakuni: "Indeed, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) ruled regarding a man who came with fire and set it ablaze in the house of some people, causing the house, its inhabitants, and their belongings to burn. Imam (as) said: 'He must compensate for the value of the house and everything in it,