Chapter on What Requires Full Blood Money and Half Blood Money in Cases Other Than the Taking of a Life

"For the male child's private part, there is full blood money (diyyah), and for the impotent man's private part, there is also full blood money (diyyah)."

"A man was brought to Commander of the Faithful (as) who had struck another man, causing a reduction in his eyesight. Commander of the Faithful (as) called men of similar age as the injured man and showed them something…

"The killer should be handed over to the heirs of the murdered man, but he should not be left to be tortured for pleasure. Rather, retribution should be carried out upon him with the sword."

"The blood money (diyya) for a hand if it is cut off is fifty camels. As for wounds that are less severe than complete amputation, a ruling shall be made concerning them by two just individuals among you. And whoever…

"If he inflicted these injuries on him separately, then retaliation (qisas) will be taken for each injury, and then he will be killed. But if he struck him with a single blow that resulted in all those injuries, his neck…

"For the tongue of a mute person, the eye of a blind person, and the private parts and testicles of a free eunuch, one-third of the full blood money (diyya) is due. However, for the private part of a young boy, the full…

I heard Abu Abdullah (as) say: "The Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled regarding a man who was struck on his hips, causing him to lose control over his stool and urine, that the full blood money (diyya) is due for…

I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who struck another man on his head with the pole of a tent, delivering a single blow that penetrated to his brain, causing him to lose his mind. Imam (as)…

I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who cut off the right hands of two men. Imam (as) replied: "O' Habib, his right hand is to be cut off in retaliation for the man whose right hand he first…

"For the hand, there is half of the full blood money (diyya), and for both hands together, the full diyya is due. Similarly, for both legs, the full diyya applies. For the male organ, if the glans (Al-hashafa) and above…

"For the lower lip, the compensation is six thousand (dirhams), and for the upper lip, it is four thousand (dirhams) because the lower lip holds water."

"The Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled concerning a man who lost one of his eyes that an ostrich egg should be taken, and the man's healthy eye should be covered so he cannot see with it. Then, his vision should be…

"Everything in the human body that exists in pairs carries the full blood money (diyya) for both, and half the blood money for one. And whatever exists as a single part in the body carries the full blood money."

regarding a man who was struck in his ear and claimed that one of his ears had diminished in hearing. Imam (as) said: "The injured ear should be tightly bound, and the healthy ear should be left open. A bell should be…

I asked Imam (as) about a man who struck another man's ear with a bone, and the man claimed that he had completely lost his hearing. Imam (as) said: "He should be given a respite for one year, and two just witnesses…

Hadith.5291 - In the narration of Al-Sakooni, it is reported that Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled that if the spine is broken, the full blood money (diya) is due.

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man whose coccyx (tailbone) was broken, resulting in his inability to control his bowels. Imam (as) replied: "The full blood money (diya) is due." Sulayman further asked Imam (as) about…

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who married a slave girl, then had intercourse with her and caused ifda' (a severe injury of female reproductive organs). Imam (as) replied: "He is responsible for providing for her…

"An eye is not to be examined (for diyyah) on a cloudy day."