Chapter on Rare Cases of Blood Money (diyyat)

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي جَارِيَةٍ رَكِبَتْ جَارِيَةً فَنَخَسَتْهَا جَارِيَةٌ أُخْرَى فَقَمَصَتِ الْمَرْكُوبَةُ فَصَرَعَتِ الرَّاكِبَةَ فَمَاتَتْ‌[1] فَقَضَى بِدِيَتِهَا نِصْفَيْنِ بَيْنَ النَّاخِسَةِ وَ الْمَنْخُوسَةِ[2].

Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), ruled in a case where a slave girl was riding on another slave girl. A third slave girl prodded the one being ridden, causing her to buck, which led to the rider falling and dying. He ruled that the diyah (blood money) for the deceased should be divided equally bet

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌ مَنْ قَتَلَ حَمِيمَ قَوْمٍ فَلْيُصَالِحْهُمْ مَا قَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّهُ أَخَفُّ لِحِسَابِهِ‌[3].

Hadith.5389 - It is narrated from Wahb ibn Wahb, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Whoever kills a close relative (hamim) of a people should seek reconciliation with them as much as he is able, for it will lighten his

لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا ضَرَبَ رَجُلًا سَوْطاً لَضَرَبَهُ اللَّهُ سَوْطاً مِنَ النَّارِ.

"If a man strikes another man with a whip, Allah (swt) will strike him with a whip of fire."

دِيَةُ كَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ أَرْبَعُونَ دِرْهَماً[5] وَ دِيَةُ كَلْبِ الْمَاشِيَةِ عِشْرُونَ دِرْهَماً وَ دِيَةُ الْكَلْبِ الَّذِي لَيْسَ لِلصَّيْدِ وَ لَا لِلْمَاشِيَةِ زَبِيلٌ مِنْ تُرَابٍ عَلَى الْقَاتِلِ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ وَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ أَنْ يَقْبَلَ‌[6].

Hadith.5391 - In the narration of Ibn Faddal from some of his companions from Abu Abdullah (as), that Imam (as) said: "The diyah (compensatory blood money) for a (killing) hunting dog is forty dirhams, the diyah for a livestock dog is twenty dirhams, and the diyah for a dog that is neither for hunting nor for livestock

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ كَانَتْ بَغْلَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص لَا يَرُدُّوهَا عَنْ شَيْ‌ءٍ وَقَعَتْ فِيهِ‌[2] قَالَ فَأَتَاهَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ وَ قَدْ وَقَعَتْ فِي قَصَبٍ لَهُ فَفَوَّقَ لَهَا سَهْماً[3] فَقَتَلَهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ ع وَ اللَّهِ لَا تُفَارِقُنِي حَتَّى تَدِيَهَا قَالَ فَوَدَاهَا سِتَّمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ‌[4].

I heard Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) say: "The mule of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) was never stopped from going anywhere it wanted." Imam (as) said: "A man from Banu Mudlij came, and the mule had entered his field of reeds. He prepared an arrow and killed it." Then I

لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ فِي هَذَا قِصَاصٌ وَ لَكِنَّهُ يُعْطِي الْأَرْشَ‌[5].

Hadith.5393 - Jameel ibn Darraj narrated from some of our companions from one of the two Imams (as) regarding a man who broke another man's hand, and then the man's hand healed. Imam (as) said: "There is no retaliation (qisas) in this case, but he must pay compensation (Al-arsh)."

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع الْمَرْأَةُ تَخَافُ الْحَبَلَ فَتَشْرَبُ الدَّوَاءَ فَتُلْقِي مَا فِي بَطْنِهَا فَقَالَ لَا فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ نُطْفَةٌ قَالَ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا يُخْلَقُ نُطْفَةٌ[6].

I asked Abu Al-Hasan (as) about a woman who fears pregnancy and drinks medicine to cause a miscarriage. Imam (as) replied: "No." I said: "It is only a drop of fluid (nutfah)." Imam (as) said: "Indeed, the first stage of creation is a drop of fluid (nutfah)."

سَأَلَنِي دَاوُدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍ‌[1] عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ يَأْتِي بَيْتَ رَجُلٍ فَنَهَاهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بَيْتَهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَفْعَلَ فَذَهَبَ إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ فَقَالَ السُّلْطَانُ إِنْ فَعَلَ فَاقْتُلْهُ قَالَ فَقَتَلَهُ فَمَا تَرَى فِيهِ فَقُلْتُ أَرَى أَنْ لَا يَقْتُلَهُ إِنَّهُ إِنِ اسْتَقَامَ هَذَا ثُمَّ شَاءَ أَنْ يَقُولَ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ لِعَدُوِّهِ دَخَلَ بَيْتِي فَقَتَلْتُهُ‌[2].

Hadith.5395 - Al-Husayn ibn Said narrated from Fadalah from Dawud ibn Farqad from Abu Abdullah (as), that Imam (as) recounted: "Dawud ibn Ali asked me about a man who used to visit another man's house, and the owner forbade him from coming to his house, but he refused to stop. So the owner went to the ruler, and the ru

فَسَأَلَ أَبُو مُوسَى عَلِيّاً ع فَقَالَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَا فِي هَذِهِ الْبِلَادِ يَعْنِي الْكُوفَةَ وَ مَا يَلِيهَا وَ مَا هَذَا بِحَضْرَتِي فَمِنْ أَيْنَ جَاءَكَ هَذَا قَالَ كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ مُعَاوِيَةُ أَنَّ ابْنَ أَبِي الْحُسَيْنِ وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا فَقَتَلَهُ وَ قَدْ أَشْكَلَ حُكْمُ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْقُضَاةِ[5] فَرَأْيُكَ فِي هَذَا فَقَالَ ع أَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ إِنْ جَاءَ بِأَرْبَعَةٍ يَشْهَدُونَ عَ

Hadith.5396 - Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated from Ali ibn Isma'il from Ahmad ibn Al-Nadr from Al-Husayn ibn Amr from Yahya ibn Said ibn Al-Musayyab that Mu'awiyah wrote to Abu Musa Al-Ashari, saying: "The son of Abu Al-Husayn found a man with his wife and killed him. This matter has become confusing for the judg

إِذَا مَاتَ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ قَامَ وَلَدُهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ مَقَامَهُ بِالدَّمِ‌[6].

Hadith.5397 - In the narration of Ibn Abi Umayr from Jameel from some of our companions from one of the two Imams (peace be upon them), that They (as) said: "If the guardian of the murdered person dies, his child assumes his position regarding the right to seek retribution for the blood."

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ فِي عَيْنِ فَرَسٍ فُقِئَتْ بِرُبُعِ ثَمَنِهِ يَوْمَ فُقِئَتِ الْعَيْنُ‌[1].

"The Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled that if the eye of a horse is gouged out, the compensation is a quarter of its value on the day its eye was gouged out."

وَ قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌[2] فِي أَرْبَعَةِ أَنْفُسٍ شُرَكَاءَ فِي بَعِيرٍ فَعَقَلَهُ أَحَدُهُمْ فَانْطَلَقَ الْبَعِيرُ فَعَبِثَ بِعِقَالِهِ فَتَرَدَّى فَانْكَسَرَ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُهُ لِلَّذِي عَقَلَهُ اغْرَمْ لَنَا بَعِيرَنَا فَقَضَى بَيْنَهُمْ أَنْ يَغْرَمُوا لَهُ حَظَّهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ أَوْثَقَ حَظَّهُ فَذَهَبَ حَظُّهُمْ بِحَظِّهِ‌[3].

Hadith.5399 - The Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled regarding four people who were partners in a camel. One of them tied it, but the camel struggled with its tether, broke free, fell, and was injured. The other owners said to the one who had tied it, "You must compensate us for our camel." So Imam (as) ruled between

رُفِعَ إِلَى الْمَأْمُونِ رَجُلٌ دَفَعَ رَجُلًا فِي بِئْرٍ فَمَاتَ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ إِنِّي كُنْتُ فِي مَنْزِلِي فَسَمِعْتُ الْغَوْثَ فَخَرَجْتُ مُسْرِعاً وَ مَعِي سَيْفِي فَمَرَرْتُ عَلَى هَذَا وَ هُوَ عَلَى شَفِيرِ بِئْرٍ فَدَفَعْتُهُ فَوَقَعَ فِي الْبِئْرِ فَسَأَلَ الْمَأْمُونُ الْفُقَهَاءَ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُقَادُ بِهِ وَ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُفْعَلُ بِهِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَسَأ

Hadith.5400 - In the narration of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya through his chain of transmission, it is reported that a man was brought before Al-Ma'mun for having pushed another man into a well, resulting in his death. Al-Ma'mun ordered that the man be executed. The man said: "I was in my house when I heard cries for

أَنْتَ قَاتِلُ أَخِي وَ لِيَ أَنْ أَقْتُلَكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ قَدْ قَتَلْتَنِي مَرَّةً فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَأَمَرَ بِقَتْلِهِ فَخَرَجَ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ وَ اللَّهِ قَدْ قَتَلَنِي مَرَّةً فَمَرُّوا بِهِ عَلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ص فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِخَبَرِهِ فَقَالَ لَا تَعْجَلْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى أَخْرُجَ إِلَيْكَ فَدَخَلَ ع عَلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ الْحُكْمُ فِيهِ هَكَذَا فَقَالَ مَا هُ

Hadith.5401 - In the narration of Aban ibn Uthman, it is reported that Umar ibn Al-Khattab was presented with a man who had killed another man's brother. Umar handed him over to the victim's brother and ordered him to kill him. The man struck him until he thought he had killed him. He was carried to his home, and they