Chapter on the Blood Money for Fingers, Teeth, and Bones

I asked Imam (as) about the fingers - whether some of them have more value over others in terms of blood money (diyyah). Imam (as) replied: "They are all equal in blood money (diyyah)."

I asked Imam (as) about a tooth or an arm that is intentionally broken - does it require compensation (financial payment) or is there retaliation (qisas)? Imam (as) replied: "Retaliation (qisas)." I asked: "What if they…

"For each finger, there is a compensation of ten camels if it is cut off from its base or becomes paralyzed."

"There is no retaliation (qisas) upon him, but he must pay compensation (arsh)." Regarding a man whose hand is broken but later heals, Imam (as) said: "There is no retaliation against him, but he must pay compensation…

Hadith.5299 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The fingers of the hands and feet are equal in compensation (diyyah)." Imam (as) also said: "If a tooth is struck, it should be observed for a year.…

Hadith.5300 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) ruled regarding the teeth for which blood money (diyyah) is divided that they are twenty-eight in total - sixteen in back of the mouth and twelve in the front. The compensation…

Hadith.5301 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a forearm (the arm below the elbow) that was struck and resulted in the fracture of the wrist bone. Imam (as) replied: If the hand becomes…

Hadith.5302 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said that if an extra (supernumerary) finger is cut off, then one-third of the blood money (diyyah) of a normal finger is applicable.

Hadith.5303 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said that Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled regarding an injury to the fingers that if the wound exposes the bone, then one-tenth of the blood money…

I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), "May Allah rectify your affairs. Some people have thirty-two teeth in their mouths, while others have twenty-eight. Upon how many teeth is the diyyah (blood money)…