Can the blood money (diyah) for a tooth be compensated by a dental implant, by analogy with the waiving of blood money for a deciduous tooth if it is replaced?
If a tooth is extracted, its blood money (diyah) is five camels, by the consensus of the scholars. This includes molars and canines. The blood money is paid for a tooth of someone who has already replaced their teeth, not for a child's tooth until it is confirmed that it will not grow back.
If the extracted tooth is returned to its place and becomes stable, its blood money is not obligatory according to the Hanbali school of thought. Instead, a compensation (hukūmah) is due for its deficiency or weakness.
As for implanting a new tooth, whether natural or artificial, it does not nullify the blood money for the extracted tooth, because the original tooth has been completely lost.
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