Book of Blood Money
Introduction
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Book of Blood Money
Whoever takes the life of a person—or destroys any part of him—whether by a direct act or by a causative act: if it was intentional, the diyah is payable from his own property; if unintentional, it is payable by his ʿāqilah (male agnatic relatives).

If someone, acting unlawfully, digs a shallow well and another later deepens it, the liability for anyone who perishes in it is shared between the two. Should a third person place a knife inside, the liability is divided in thirds. If one person wrongfully places a stone, someone stumbles over it and falls into the well, the whole liability rests on the one who set the stone, as though he had pushed the victim himself.

If two free, legally accountable persons pull on the same rope, it snaps, and they both fall to their deaths, the ʿāqilah of each must pay the diyah of the other; the same rule applies if they collide head-on and die.

Whoever puts two minors—over neither1 of whom he has guardianship—upon mounts so that they collide and die, must pay both diyahs from his own wealth.

Whoever sends a minor on an errand and the child destroys a life or property, the liability falls on the one who sent him.

Whoever throws a stone, or a tightly packed bale, into a boat so that it sinks is liable for everything on board.

If a person in dire need comes to someone else’s food—or2 his drink—and the owner withholds it from him until he dies, or