694 — They unanimously agree that the hand carries half the diyah, and that the foot likewise carries half the diyah.

695 — All the scholars whose statements we preserve unanimously agree that what they mean by ḥukūmah (discretionary assessment) is as follows: when a person receives a wound for which no fixed diyah is laid down, one asks, “What would this individual be worth if he were a slave (1) before suffering this wound or blow?” If the answer is, “One hundred dinars,” he is then asked, “What is his value now that he has sustained the wound and it has fully healed?” If the reply is, “Ninety-five dinars,” then the amount owed to the victim by the perpetrator (2) is one half of one tenth of the full diyah; whatever is greater or lesser is calculated according to this same method.

696 — They unanimously agree that a physician is not liable so long as he does not exceed the proper bounds of treatment.

697 — They unanimously agree that when the hand of a thief is to be amputated and the official carrying out the sentence errs and severs the penis and glans or part of them, he is liable for the excess injury he has caused, and his ʿāqilah must pay that liability on his behalf.

698 — All the scholars whose views we transmit unanimously agree that whoever mounts a child or a slave on an animal without the permission of the child’s guardian or the slave’s master (3), and the rider then dies, is personally liable for that loss.