RETALIATION FOR WOUNDS

 *RETALIATION FOR WOUNDS*

ALLĀH said,

  

> *وَالْجُرُوحَ قِصَاصٌ* 

> *and wounds equal for equal.*

Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn Abbas said: "Life for life, an eye for an eye, a nose, if cut off, for a nose, a tooth broken for a tooth and wounds equal for wound."

The free Muslims, men and women, are equal in this matter. And their slaves, male and female, are equal in this matter. And this ruling is the same regarding intentional murder and lesser offenses, as Ibn Jarir and Ibn Abi Hatim recorded.

*AN IMPORTANT RULING*

The retaliation for wounds should not be implemented until the wounds of the victim heal. If retaliation occurs before the wound heals, and then the wound becomes aggravated, the victim will have no additional rights in this case.

The proof for this ruling is what Imam Ahmad narrated from Amr bin Shu’aib from his father, from his grandfather that; "a man once stabbed another man in his leg using a horn. The victim came to the Prophet (ﷺ) asking for retaliation, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Not until you heal."

The man again came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked for equality in retaliation and the Prophet (ﷺ) allowed him that.

Later on, that man said, "O Messenger of ALLĀH! I limp now."

The Messenger said, *"I had asked you to wait, but you disobeyed me. Therefore, ALLĀH cast you away and your limp has no compensation."*

Afterwards, the Messenger of ALLĀH forbade that the wound be retaliated for until the wound of the victim heals. If the victim is allowed to retaliate for his wound caused by the aggressor and the aggressor dies as a result, there is no compensation in this case, according to the majority of the Companions and their followers."

*{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}*

#ibnkathir maidah (5:45)