Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that when a person is killed intentionally, and the murder is proven by witnesses, and the deceased has sons and daughters, if the sons forgive but the daughters do not forgive, then the daughters not forgiving will not cause any problem; rather, the blood will be forgiven, because as long as there are sons, the daughters do not have authority.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: In our view, it is agreed upon that if a person breaks someone’s hand or foot, then retribution (qisas) will be taken from him, and blood money (diyah) will not be obligatory.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that retaliation (qisas) for a wound should not be taken until the injured person has recovered. When he recovers, then retaliation will be taken. Now, if the wound of the assailant also heals and becomes like that of the injured, then that is better. If not, and if the wound of the assailant worsens and he dies because of it, then there will be no compensation upon the injured. If the wound of the assailant heals completely but the hand of the injured becomes paralyzed or some other defect remains, then retaliation will not be taken from the assailant, but compensation equal to the loss will be taken from him.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that if a man intentionally puts out his wife's eye, breaks her hand, or cuts off her finger, then retribution (qisas) will be taken from him. However, if he strikes his wife with a rope or whip as a warning and, unintentionally, it hits a place causing a wound or damage, then blood money (diyah) will be obligatory, not retribution (qisas).

Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) was informed that Abu Bakr bin Hazm carried out retribution for the breaking of a thigh.

It is narrated from Sulayman bin Yasar that a Saibah (a slave woman freed by someone performing Hajj) killed the son of a man who was from Banu Aidh. The father of the slain came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) to claim the blood money for his son. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There is no blood money for him. The man said: If my son had killed the Saibah, what would you have ruled? Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then you would have had to pay her blood money. The man said: Then what is a Saibah? She is like a spotted snake; if you let her go, she bites, and if you kill her, she takes revenge.