Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

'Ali ibn Abi Trilib 531
3.3.16. Compensation for one of
the People of the Book
The compensation for killing one of the People of the Book,
whether a Jew or a Christian, is the same as that for a ~ uslim.~'~ It
was narrated from al-Hakam ibn 'Utaybah that 'Ali (&) said: "The
compensation for a Jew or a Christian, or any dhimmi, is the same as
that for a ~ uslim."~~~
3.3.17. Compensation for injury to the spine
If the spinal column is broken, causing impotence, the
compensation is the complete amount for a life, according to 'Ali
(&I. He said: "If the back is broken and impotence is caused, then
compensation for a life is due."3z'
3.3.18. The eye of one who is one-eyed
If a person puts out the eye of a man who is one-eyed, a
complete compensation for a life is due, or the one-eyed man may
retaliate by putting out one of the aggressor's eyes and taking half of
the compensation, according to 'Ali(4).
That was narrated by Ibn
~ u d That ~ is because . ~ the eye ~ of ~ the one-eyed man is
equivalent to two eyes of a sighted person in terns of vision. Hence
the compensation is to be paid in full for it.323
3.3.19. Compensation for fingers and toes
The compensation for each digit is one-tenth of the amount for
a whole person, according to 'Ali(4);
in other words, ten camels. It
was narrated from 'ASim ibn Damurah that 'Ali (&) said: "For
digits, one-tenth of the compensation for a life."324 According to
another report: "For digits, one-tenth of ~ne-tenth."~'~