قَالَ مَالِك : الْأَمْرُ عِنْدَنَا فِي الْقِصَاصِ بَيْنَ الْمَمَالِيكِ كَهَيْئَةِ قِصَاصِ الْأَحْرَارِ نَفْسُ الْأَمَةِ بِنَفْسِ الْعَبْدِ وَجُرْحُهَا بِجُرْحِهِ، فَإِذَا قَتَلَ الْعَبْدُ عَبْدًا عَمْدًا خُيِّرَ سَيِّدُ الْعَبْدِ الْمَقْتُولِ، فَإِنْ شَاءَ قَتَلَ وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَخَذَ الْعَقْلَ، فَإِنْ أَخَذَ الْعَقْلَ أَخَذَ قِيمَةَ عَبْدِهِ، وَإِنْ شَاءَ رَبُّ الْعَبْدِ الْقَاتِلِ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ ثَمَنَ الْعَبْدِ الْمَقْتُولِ فَعَلَ، وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَسْلَمَ عَبْدَهُ فَإِذَا أَسْلَمَهُ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ، وَلَيْسَ لِرَبِّ الْعَبْدِ الْمَقْتُولِ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْعَبْدَ الْقَاتِلَ وَرَضِيَ بِهِ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ، وَذَلِكَ فِي الْقِصَاصِ كُلِّهِ بَيْنَ الْعَبِيدِ فِي قَطْعِ الْيَدِ وَالرِّجْلِ وَأَشْبَاهِ ذَلِكَ بِمَنْزِلَتِهِ فِي الْقَتْلِ .
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that the ruling of retribution (qisas) for slaves, both male and female, is the same as for free people. If a slave intentionally kills a female slave, then the slave will also be killed. If he injures her, he will also be injured. If one slave intentionally kills another slave, then the master (mawla) of the murdered slave has the choice: he may either have the killer killed or take blood money, that is, the price of his slave. The master of the killer has the choice: he may either pay the price of the murdered slave and keep the killer with him, or he may hand over the killer; nothing more will be required. Now, when the master of the murdered slave is satisfied with the blood money and takes the killer, then he should not kill him. Similarly, if one slave cuts off the hand or foot of another slave, the ruling of retribution is the same.