Chapter on Injuries and Killing Between Women and Men

I asked Abu Abdullah (as): "What do you say about a man who cuts off one finger of a woman? How much is due for it?" Imam (as) replied: "Ten camels." I asked: "If he cuts off two (fingers)?" Imam (as) said: "Twenty (camels)." I asked: "If he cuts off three (fingers)?" Imam (as) said: "Thirty (camels)." I asked: "If he cuts off four (fingers)?" Imam (as) said: "Twenty (camels)." I said: "Glory be to Allah (swt)! He cuts off three fingers, and the compensation is thirty, but if he cuts off four, it becomes twenty? We used to hear this in Iraq and would disassociate ourselves from anyone who said it, claiming that whoever said this was influenced by Satan." Abu Abdullah (as) replied: "Wait, O' Aban! This is how the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) ruled. A woman's compensation equals that of a man up to one-third of the diyyah (blood money). Once it reaches one-third, the woman's share reverts to half. O' Aban, you are applying analogy (qiyas) here, but the Sunnah, when subjected to analogy, destroys the religion."

Hadith.5240 - Jamil and Muhammad ibn Humran asked Abu Abdullah (as) about whether qiṣaṣ (retaliation in kind) applies between a woman and a man. Imam (as) replied: "Yes, in cases of wounds (jirahat) up to one-third of the compensation, they are equal. However, once it reaches one-third, the man's compensation increases, and the woman's compensation decreases."

I asked: "What if a man kills a woman?" Imam (as) replied: "If the family of the woman wishes to have him killed, they must pay half of his diyyah (blood money) and then they may kill him. Otherwise, they should accept the diyyah."

Hadith.5242 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said regarding a woman who intentionally killed her husband: "If his family wishes to kill her, they may do so. No one bears responsibility for more than the crime they have committed against themselves."

I asked Iman (as) about a pregnant woman upon whom a thief broke in and assaulted her, causing the death of the child in her womb. The woman then attacked the thief and killed him. Imam (as) replied: "As for the woman who killed him, there is nothing upon her. The diyyah (blood money) for her unborn child is upon the male relatives (Aṣaba) of the slain thief."