بررسي شرط مماثلت قصاص ميان مرد و زن

An Inquiry into the Condition of Mutual Resemblance of Blood Ransom between Men and Women

One of the significant issues concerning the Islamic Human Rights is the legal and juridical differences set between men and women. A manʹs blood ransom (diya) is twice as much as that of a woman; and although a man is retaliated (qisas) for murdering a woman, the Imamiya jurists believe that in case of the qisas of a man for the murder of a woman, the family of the woman must refund the extra amount, i.e., half of the blood money, to the family of the man. In contrast, all the Sunni jurists and a few of the contemporary Imamiya scholars - acquainted with jurisprudence - do not deem as necessary the refund of the surplus by the womanʹs family. In this paper, the claims and proofs of both parties are touched upon.