Chapter on What is Obligatory for One Upon Whom Hot Water is Poured on His Head, Causing His Hair to Fall Out
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 41
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 41
Chapter on What is Obligatory for One Upon Whom Hot Water is Poured on His Head, Causing His Hair to Fall Out
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ تَمَّامٍ قَالَ: أَهْرَاقَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى رَأْسِ رَجُلٍ قِدْراً فِيهَا مَرَقٌ فَذَهَبَ شَعْرُهُ فَاخْتَصَمُوا فِي ذَلِكَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَأَجَّلَهُ سَنَةً فَلَمْ يَنْبُتْ شَعْرُهُ فَقَضَى عَلَيْهِ بِالدِّيَةِ.
It is narrated from Salamah ibn Tammam that a man poured a pot of broth over another man's head, causing his hair to fall out. They disputed this matter before Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام, who delayed the judgment for a year. When the man's hair did not grow back, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام ruled that the perpetrator must pay the full blood money (diyyah).
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