Is a dentist liable for blood money amounting to five camels for extracting a tooth from an orphaned girl due to a diagnostic error, or is it to be calculated by its value in gold or silver?
If a dentist extracts a tooth unnecessarily, he owes its diyah (blood money), which is five camels. This is if the tooth does not grow back. However, if it does grow back, there is no diyah. But if it grows back shorter or disfigured, then there is hukumah (compensation) for it. The diyah for a single tooth is five camels, or one-twentieth of the total diyah, which is equivalent to 212.5 grams of gold. The diyah can be paid in gold instead of camels, as gold is a recognized basis for diyah.
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