Quasi-deliberate killing: what is it?

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Quasi-intentional killing (shibh al-amd) is killing by means of a large stone or a stick."

It is reported from al-Hasan that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A person who dies from a whip or a stick falls under quasi-intentional killing (shibh al-amd)."

Al-Sha'bi, al-Hakam and Hammad said: "Whoever is hurt with a stone, a whip or a stick and then dies, this is quasi-intentional killing (shibh al-amd), and in it the blood money is aggravated."

Ibrahim said: "If one intends to strike with anything other than iron, this is quasi-intentional (shibh al-amd), and quasi-intentional killing occurs only with regard to a life (that is, a soul). It does not occur in anything short of a life."

It is narrated from Ibrahim that any killing done without a weapon falls under quasi-intentional killing (shibh al-amd), and in it the blood money is binding on the relatives.

Al-Zuhri said: "Quasi-intentional killing (shibh al-amd) is that one man strikes another in a feud between them, without intending to kill him, and then that man becomes ill from that blow and dies."