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

It is narrated from Ibn Mahbub from his father from Hammad ibn Ziyad from Sulayman ibn Khalid from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام who said: I asked Imam عليه السلام about a man who struck another man's ear with a bone, and the man claimed that he had completely lost his hearing. Imam عليه السلام said: "He should be given a respite for one year, and two just witnesses should observe him. If they testify that he heard and responded to hearing, then he has no right (to compensation). But if it cannot be confirmed that he heard, he should be made to swear an oath, and then he should be given the full compensation (blood money)." I asked: "What if he regains his hearing after receiving the compensation?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "It is something Allah سبحانه وتعالى the Exalted has granted him." I then asked Imam عليه السلام about someone who claimed he could no longer see with his eye. Imam عليه السلام said: "He should be given a respite for one year, and after the year, he should swear an oath that he cannot see, and then he should be given the full compensation (blood money)." I asked: "What if he regains his sight after that?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "It is something Allah سبحانه وتعالى has granted him."