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[17] APPENDIX IV: Expiation for the Injury (Wergild) عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَضَى فِي الدَّامِيَةِ بَعِيراً وَ فِي الْبَاضِعَةِ بَعِيرَيْنِ وَ فِي الْمُتَلَاحِمَةِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَبْعِرَةٍ وَ فِي السِّمْحَاقِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَبْعِرَةٍ .

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah – asws that Rasool-Allah – saww judged regarding Al-Damiya (bloody injury) with one camel, and regarding Al-Bazia (flesh exposing injury) with two camels; and regarding Al-Mutalahima (flesh injury) being three camels, and regarding Al-Simhak (injury reaching the bone) being four camels’.

[18] أَوَّلُهَا تُسَمَّى الْحَارِصَةَ وَ هِيَ الَّتِي تَخْدِشُ وَ لَا تُجْرِي الدَّمَ The first to be named is Al-Harisa – and it is which scratches and the blood does not flow. ثُمَّ الدَّامِيَةَ وَ هِيَ الَّتِي يَسِيلُ مِنْهَا الدَّمُ Then it is Al-Daima – and it is from which the blood flows. ثُمَّ الْبَاضِعَةَ وَ هِيَ الَّتِي تَبْضَعُ اللَّحْمَ وَ تَقْطَعُهُ Then Al-Bazi’a – and it is which exposes the flesh and cuts it.

ثُمَّ الْمُتَلَاحِمَةَ وَ هِيَ الَّتِي تَبْلُغُ فِي اللَّحْمِ Then it is Al-Mutalahima – and it is which reaches into the flesh. ثُمَّ السِّمْحَاقَ وَ هِيَ الَّتِي تَبْلُغُ الْعَظْمَ وَ السِّمْحَاقُ جِلْدَةٌ رَقِيقَةٌ عَلَى الْعَظْمِ Then it is Al-Samhaak – and it is which reaches the bone; and Al-Samhaak (reaching) the thin outer lining upon the bone.

For additional information related to injuries and explanation of injuries please see, Al-Kafi, Volume 7, Chapters 34-36 – http://hubeali.com/alkafivol7/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Mughees_and_Muneeb_Butt ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Priyantha_Kumara [2] https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/outlines/assault/ [3] Bihar Al Anwaar – V 22, The book of our Prophet – saww , P 5 Ch 1 H 35 [4] نهج البلاغة (للصبحي صالح)، ص: 550, Nahjul Balagha, Saying no.

420 Urdu, 429 English. [5] نهج البلاغة (للصبحي صالح)، ص: 501 Nahjul Balagha, Saying no. 178. [6] نهج البلاغة (للصبحي صالح)، ص: 503 Nahjul Balagha, Saying no. 193. [7] نهج البلاغة (للصبحي صالح)، ص: 504 Nahjul Balagha, Saying no. 199. [8] نهج البلاغة (للصبحي صالح)، ص: 509 , Nahjul Balagha, Saying no. 233. [9] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 50, The book of History – Al-Hassan Bin Ali – asws , Ch 2 H 60 a [10] Al-Kafi, Vol. 8, H.

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