What is the religious ruling regarding a case of attempted murder that resulted in disability and severe injuries, with the desire of the perpetrators' families for reconciliation without bearing any financial costs? Does the injured party have the right to demand blood money (diyya), and from whom should it be demanded?
The perpetrator is liable for the cost of the victim's treatment, as Shurayh said: "The doctor's fee and the amount of income lost from his profession shall be given." As for the diyah (blood money), it varies depending on the injury:
1. Head and face injuries (shajja) are of ten types: - Five have no fixed diyah: - Al-Harisah (a slight laceration of the skin). - Al-Bazilah (from which a little blood flows). - Al-Badi'ah (lacerates the flesh after the skin). - Al-Mutalahimah (penetrates deep into the flesh). - Al-Simhaq (reaches the thin membrane covering the bone). These injuries are compensated by hukūmah (assessment of the diminished value). - Five have a fixed diyah: - Al-Muwaddihah (exposes the bone): Half a tenth of the diyah (five camels). - Al-Hashimah (exposes the bone and fractures it): Ten camels. - Al-Munqilah (exposes, fractures, and displaces the bone): Fifteen camels. - Al-Ma’mūmah (reaches the membrane of the brain): One-third of the diyah. - Al-Damighah (pierces the membrane of the brain): Also one-third of the diyah.
2. If the offense results in the loss or incapacitation of a limb, then the diyah for that limb or hukūmah is due.
3. The diyah is demanded from the perpetrator.
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