The article, The law of retaliation in the Quran and early Islam, presents a thorough discussion of the issue of retaliation in Islam regarding the punishment for causing wounds and bodily damage.

• retaliation for sins before entering paradise, Sahih Bukhari 3.620

• al-Baqarah 2:178,194; al-Ma'idah 5:45; bani Isra'il 17:33

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