{"id":8894,"date":"2026-10-12T19:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T16:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ususlawfirm.com\/diya-blood-money-calculator-saudi-arabia\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T19:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T16:31:30","slug":"diya-blood-money-calculator-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ususlawfirm.com\/en\/diya-blood-money-calculator-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Diya (Blood Money) Calculator for Saudi Arabia: Accidental and Intentional Killing and Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.usus-tbl{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:760px;margin:12px 0 20px;font-size:15px}.usus-tbl th{background:#f4eff9;color:#2A124A;font-weight:700;text-align:right;padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:2px solid #C9A227}.usus-tbl td{padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #e5ddec;vertical-align:top}<\/style>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>How much is the blood money (diya) in a death or injury? The <strong>diya calculator<\/strong> estimates the diya in Saudi Arabia for accidental, intentional and quasi-intentional killing, and for the best-known injuries with a fixed Sharia diya such as an eye, a hand, fingers, teeth and head wounds, applying the rules on a woman&#8217;s diya.<\/p>\n<div id=\"usus-diya\">\n<style>\n#usus-diya *{box-sizing:border-box}\n#usus-diya .box{background:#faf8f4;border:1px solid #e6ddd0;border-radius:14px;padding:22px;max-width:760px;margin:0 auto}\n#usus-diya label{display:block;font-weight:700;margin:12px 0 5px;color:#2a124a}\n#usus-diya select,#usus-diya input{width:100%;padding:11px 12px;border:1px solid #d9cfbe;border-radius:9px;font-size:16px;font-family:inherit;background:#fff}\n#usus-diya .qty{display:none}\n#usus-diya button{margin-top:18px;width:100%;background:#2a124a;color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:10px;padding:14px;font-size:17px;font-weight:800;cursor:pointer;font-family:inherit}\n#usus-diya button:hover{background:#3a1c60}\n#usus-diya .out{margin-top:18px;display:none}\n#usus-diya .net{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#2a124a,#26235c);color:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:16px;text-align:center}\n#usus-diya .net span{display:block;font-size:14px;opacity:.85}\n#usus-diya .net b{display:block;font-size:28px;color:#d4af37;line-height:1.4}\n#usus-diya table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:12px;font-size:15px}\n#usus-diya td{padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ddd0}\n#usus-diya .mv{background:#fff7e6;border-radius:8px;padding:10px 12px;margin:12px 0 0;font-size:14px}\n#usus-diya .nt{font-size:13px;color:#6a6178;margin:10px 0 0}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"box\">\n<label for=\"diya-kind\">Type of case<\/label><br \/>\n<select id=\"diya-kind\"><option value=\"\">Choose<\/option><option value=\"mistake\">Accidental (including most car accidents)<\/option><option value=\"intent\">Intentional or quasi-intentional (when retribution is commuted to diya)<\/option><\/select><br \/>\n<label for=\"diya-harm\">Harm<\/label><br \/>\n<select id=\"diya-harm\"><option value=\"\">Choose<\/option><option value=\"death\" data-f=\"1\">Death<\/option><option value=\"eyes\" data-f=\"1\">Loss of sight (both eyes)<\/option><option value=\"eye\" data-f=\"0.5\">One eye<\/option><option value=\"hands\" data-f=\"1\">Both hands<\/option><option value=\"hand\" data-f=\"0.5\">One hand<\/option><option value=\"legs\" data-f=\"1\">Both legs<\/option><option value=\"leg\" data-f=\"0.5\">One leg<\/option><option value=\"nose\" data-f=\"1\">The nose<\/option><option value=\"tongue\" data-f=\"1\">The tongue (loss of speech)<\/option><option value=\"ears\" data-f=\"1\">Both ears or loss of hearing<\/option><option value=\"ear\" data-f=\"0.5\">One ear<\/option><option value=\"mind\" data-f=\"1\">Loss of reason<\/option><option value=\"finger\" data-f=\"0.1\" data-q=\"1\">A finger or toe (per finger)<\/option><option value=\"tooth\" data-f=\"0.05\" data-q=\"1\">A tooth (per tooth)<\/option><option value=\"mudiha\" data-f=\"0.05\" data-q=\"1\">Mudiha: a wound exposing the bone (each)<\/option><option value=\"hashima\" data-f=\"0.1\" data-q=\"1\">Hashima: a wound breaking the bone<\/option><option value=\"munaqqila\" data-f=\"0.15\" data-q=\"1\">Munaqqila: a wound displacing the bone<\/option><option value=\"mamuma\" data-f=\"0.3333\" data-q=\"1\">Ma&#8217;muma: reaching the brain&#8217;s membrane<\/option><option value=\"jaifa\" data-f=\"0.3333\" data-q=\"1\">Ja&#8217;ifa: reaching the body cavity<\/option><\/select><\/p>\n<div class=\"qty\"><label for=\"diya-qty\">Number<\/label><input id=\"diya-qty\" type=\"number\" min=\"1\" value=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p><label for=\"diya-sex\">Victim<\/label><br \/>\n<select id=\"diya-sex\"><option value=\"m\">Man<\/option><option value=\"f\">Woman<\/option><\/select><br \/>\n<button type=\"button\">Calculate the diya<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"out\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How the calculator works<\/h2>\n<table class=\"usus-tbl\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Case<\/th>\n<th>Full diya as applied<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Accidental killing<\/td>\n<td>SAR 300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Intentional and quasi-intentional killing (when commuted to diya)<\/td>\n<td>SAR 400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Woman<\/td>\n<td>Half from one third upward, equal to a man below it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>The diya for an injury is a share of the full diya: for a part of which the body has one (the nose, the tongue) the full diya is due, and for a part of which it has two (the eyes, the hands) half is due for one.<\/li>\n<li>Each finger carries one tenth of the diya, each tooth one twentieth, a mudiha one twentieth, a hashima one tenth, a munaqqila three twentieths, and a ma&#8217;muma or ja&#8217;ifa one third.<\/li>\n<li>Injuries with no fixed diya are assessed as &#8220;hukumat adl&#8221; by experts and the court, and the calculator does not cover them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the types of killing, who pays the diya and the role of insurance, read <a href=\"https:\/\/ususlawfirm.com\/en\/diya-blood-money-saudi-arabia\/\">blood money in Saudi Arabia<\/a>; for car accidents read <a href=\"https:\/\/ususlawfirm.com\/en\/car-accident-claims-saudi-arabia\/\">car accidents and compensation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ususlawfirm.com\/en\/accident-fault-objection-saudi-arabia\/\">objecting to the fault percentage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The calculator is indicative, based on the amounts applied and general fiqh rules, and the court decides each case; check the current official text.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>How much is the diya for accidental killing in Saudi Arabia?<\/h3>\n<p>As applied, SAR 300,000 for a man, and half for a woman.<\/p>\n<h3>Who pays the diya in a car accident?<\/h3>\n<p>In principle the &#8216;aqila (the liable kin group), and in car accidents insurance usually covers it within the policy limits. Read <a href=\"https:\/\/ususlawfirm.com\/en\/diya-blood-money-saudi-arabia\/\">blood money in Saudi Arabia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Does the diya depend on the fault percentage?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, each party bears the diya in proportion to their share of fault in the accident.<\/p>\n<h2>A diya or compensation case?<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Usus Law Firm<\/strong> team handles diya and compensation cases within <a href=\"https:\/\/ususlawfirm.com\/en\/service\/general-court-cases\/\">general court cases<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ususlawfirm.com\/en\/service\/criminal-cases\/\">criminal cases<\/a>, in <a href=\"https:\/\/ususlawfirm.com\/en\/lawyer-in-riyadh\/\">Riyadh<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ususlawfirm.com\/en\/lawyer-in-tabuk\/\">Tabuk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much is the blood money (diya) in a death or injury? The diya calculator estimates the diya in Saudi Arabia for accidental, intentional and quasi-intentional killing, and for the best-known injuries with a fixed Sharia diya such as an eye, a hand, fingers, teeth and head wounds, applying the rules on a woman&#8217;s diya. 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