Are Women Liable for Blood-Money Payment?: An Attempt to Modify a Ḥanafī Rule
Against the view that only men are liable for blood-money payment due for homicide, which goes back to pre-Islamic custom and was adopted by the Sharīʿa, by the fifth/eleventh century a new opinion appeared in Ḥanafī doctrine. According to this opinion, women who perpetrated a homicide were required...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2023
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Hawwa
Année: 2023, Volume: 21, Numéro: 2, Pages: 192-211 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Women
B Ḥanafī law B Homicide B blood-money payment B Sharīʿa |
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| Résumé: | Against the view that only men are liable for blood-money payment due for homicide, which goes back to pre-Islamic custom and was adopted by the Sharīʿa, by the fifth/eleventh century a new opinion appeared in Ḥanafī doctrine. According to this opinion, women who perpetrated a homicide were required to pay a share of the blood money due. Examining the context of this opinion in Ḥanafī literature, I suggest that it reflects the jurists’ tendency to put more weight on the Islamic principle of individual responsibility, regardless of gender. I propose that this opinion developed among Persian Ḥanafīs in eastern Iran, and follow the path through which it was incorporated into Ḥanafī standard law. Finally, I estimate the extent to which this opinion did influence Ḥanafī doctrine. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-2086 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Hawwa
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15692086-bja10029 |