Chapter on Rare Cases of Blood Money (diyyat)

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…

"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 reckoning."

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

"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 is a basket of…

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…

"There is no retaliation (qisas) in this case, but he must pay compensation (Al-arsh)."

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…

'If he does it again, kill him.' So the man killed him. What is your opinion on this?" So I (Imam (as)) said: "I see that he should not have killed him. If this ruling were upheld, then anyone could later claim that an…

"The son of Abu Al-Husayn found a man with his wife and killed him. This matter has become confusing for the judges, so ask Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) about this issue." Abu Musa asked Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), and…

"If the guardian of the murdered person dies, his child assumes his position regarding the right to seek retribution for the blood."

"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."

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…

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 help. I rushed out…

"You are the killer of my brother, and I have the right to kill you." The man replied: "You have already killed me once." He was then brought before Umar, who ordered his execution. As he was being taken away, he cried…