The Chapters on Blood Money

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Chapter 18: The Compensatory Money For Fingers

It was narrated from Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“The fingers are the same.”

Chapter 19: A Wound That Exposes The Bone.

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Prophet (ﷺ) of said

“For a wound that exposes a bone, is five; (the compensation) is five camels.”

Chapter 20: If A Person Bites A Man And He Pulls Away His Hand And His Tooth Comes Out

It was narrated from Ya'la and Salamah the sons of Ummayah said

“We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the military expedition of Tabuk, and with us was a friend of ours. He fought with another man while we were on the road. The man bit the hand on his opponent, who pulled away his hand and the man's tooth fell out. He came to Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) demanding compensatory money for his tooth, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Would anyone of you go and bite his brother like a stallion, then come demanding compensatory money? There is no compensatory for this.'” Hence, The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) invalidated it (i.e compensatory in such case).

It was narrated from 'Imran bin Husain that a

man bit another man on his forearm; he pulled away his arm away and the man’s tooth fell out. The matter was referred to Prophet (ﷺ) who invalidated it and said: 'Would one of you bite (another) like a stallion?'”

Chapter 21: A Muslim Should Not Killed For A Disbeliever

It was narrated that Abu Juhaifah said

“I said to 'Ali bin Abu Talib: 'Do you have any knowledge that the people do not have?' He said: 'No, by Allah, we only know what the people know, except that Allah may bless a man with understanding of Qur'an or what is in this sheet, in which are mentioned the rulings on blood money from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and it says that a Muslim should not be killed in retaliation for the murder of disbeliever.'”

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“A Muslim should not be killed in retaliation for the murder of a disbeliever.”

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

”A believer should not be killed in retaliation for the murder of a disbeliever, and a person who has a treaty should not be killed during the time of the treaty.”

Chapter 22: A Father Should Not Be Killed For His Son

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“A father should not be killed for his son.”

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, from his grandfather, that 'Umar bin Khattab said

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'A father should not be killed for his son.'”

Chapter 23: Can A Free Person Be Killed For A Slave?

It was narrated from Samurah bin Jundab that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“Whoever kills his slave, we will kill him, and whoever mutilates (his slave) we will mutilate him.”

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, that his grandfather said

“A man killed his slave deliberately and with malice aforethought, so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave him one hundred lashes, banished him for one year, and cancelled his share from among the Muslims.”

Chapter 24: Retaliation Upon The Killer Will Be Carried Out In The Same Manner As He Killed

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that

a Jew crushed the head of a woman between two rocks and killed her, so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) crushed his head between two rocks.

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that

a Jew killed a girl for her jewelry. He asked her (as she was dying): “Did so-and-so kill you?” and she gestured with her head to say no. Then he asked her again, and she gestured with her head to say no. he asked her a third time and she gestured with her head to say yes. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) killed him (by crushing his head) between two rocks.

Chapter 25: There Is No Retaliation Except With The Sword

It was narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“There is no retaliation except with the sword.”

It was narrated from Abu Bakrah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“There is no retaliation except with the sword.”

Chapter 26: No Criminal Can Bring Punishment Upon Anyone Else (For His Crime)

It was narrated from Sulaiman bin Amr bin Ahwas that his father said

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying during the Farewell pilgrimage: “No criminal commits a crime but he brings. (the punishment for that) upon himself. No father can bring punishment upon his son by his crime, and no son can bring punishment upon his father.”

It was narrated that Tariq Al-Muharibi said

“I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raising his hands until I saw the whiteness of his armpits, saying: 'No child should be punished because of his mother's crime, no child should be punished because of his mother's crime.”

It was narrated that Khashkhash Al-Anbari said

“I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and my son was with me. He said: 'You will not be punished because of his crime and he will not be punished because of yours.'”

It was narrated from 'Usamah bin Sharik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“No person will be punished because of another's crime.”

Chapter 27: Offences For Which There Is No Liability

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said

“The injuries caused by the beast are without liability, and wells are without liability, and mines are without liability.”