Muwatta 2569

Malik said: retaliation is not taken from anyone until the wound of his opponent has healed, and then retaliation is taken from him. If the wound of the one retaliated against becomes like the first wound when it is healed, that is retaliation. If the wound of the one retaliated against increases or he dies, nothing is owed to the first wounded. If the wound of the one retaliated against heals and the first wounded becomes paralysed, or his wounds heal with a defect, a deformity or a loss, the one retaliated against is not broken a second time and is not retaliated against for his wound, but blood-money is paid for him in proportion to what was lost or corrupted from the first man's hand. ¹

Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Blood-Money (uqul). Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Malik ibn Anas. Built on in the chapters on retaliation (qawad) and blood-money (diya).