Dalīl al-ṬālibMarʿi al-Karmi

Chapter: The Conditions for Qiṣāṣ in Non-Fatal Offences

Whoever may lawfully be subjected to retaliation for homicide may likewise be subjected to it³ for injuries short of homicide; whoever is not, then no retaliation applies.

Its conditions are four:

  1. Deliberate and hostile intent: no qiṣāṣ is imposed for anything else.

  2. The possibility of exacting the sentence without excess: the cut must be at a joint or reach a clearly defined limit, such as the maran of the nose—that is, its soft, flexible part. Hence there is no qiṣāṣ for a jāʾifah (a wound that pierces the body cavity),⁴ for severing the windpipe, or for amputating part of the forearm or the shin, or

1. In manuscript M, the word appears as “sultan” without the definite article. 2. The term al-hayf means injustice or oppression; see al-Mutali, p. 361. 3. The word “bihi” is absent from manuscript J. 4. The word “fi” is absent from manuscript J.
باب شروط القصاص فيما دون النفس من أخذ بغيره في النفس أخد به٣ فيما دونها ومن لا فلا. وشروطه أربعة: أحدها: العمد العدوان فلا قصاص في غيره. الثاني: إمكان الاستيفاء بلا حيف: بأن يكون القطع من مفصل أو ينتهي إلى حد كمارن الأنف وهو: ما لان منه فلا قصاص في جائفة ولا في٤ قطع القصبة أو قطع بعض ساعده أو ساق أو.
١ في "م" "سلطان" بالتنكير. ٢ الحيف: هو الجور والظلم. المطلع "ص: ٣٦١". ٣ "به" لا توجد في "ج". ٤ "في" لا توجد في "ج".

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