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Is the responsible party—in addition to the blood money—obligated to cover the medical expenses of a young man who suffered a permanent injury to his right hand due to her actions, as well as his living expenses until he recovers, given that he was a barber and a university student, and the injury has incapacitated him from his work and studies?

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If the offense was committed by mistake and the obligatory compensation for it amounts to one-third of the blood money or more, then the Aqilah (male relatives of the offender on his father's side) bears that responsibility. Paralysis of the hand necessitates half of the blood money. If blood money for the hand is established, the injured party is not entitled to medical treatment expenses, and this is the view of the majority of scholars. However, if Hukumat al-Adl (equitable compensation) is established, it is more apparent that it includes the cost of treatment and compensation for the period of unemployment. Hukumat al-Adl is compensation for injuries for which there is no known blood money, where the judge estimates the Arsh (compensation). Some jurists have held that the offender bears the doctor's fees and the compensation for the injured party's inability to work, and the compensation for unemployment is determined by his expenses, not by his salary or earnings.

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