Chapter on the Blood Money for Fingers, Teeth, and Bones
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 31
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 31
Chapter on the Blood Money for Fingers, Teeth, and Bones
وَ رَوَى عَاصِمُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلسِّنِّ وَ اَلذِّرَاعِ يُكْسَرَانِ عَمْداً أَ لَهُمَا أَرْشٌ أَوْ قَوَدٌ فَقَالَ "قَوَدٌ" قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ أَضْعَفُوا لَهُ اَلدِّيَةَ فَقَالَ "إِنْ أَرْضَوْهُ بِمَا شَاءَ فَهُوَ لَهُ".
It is narrated by Asim ibn Humaid from Abu Basir from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام who said: I asked Imam عليه السلام about a tooth or an arm that is intentionally broken - does it require compensation (financial payment) or is there retaliation (qisas)? Imam عليه السلام replied: "Retaliation (qisas)." I asked: "What if they offer him blood money instead?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "If he is satisfied with whatever they offer, then it is permissible for him."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 329