What is the compensation for an injury that prevents the complete swallowing of saliva?

Chapter on Diyat (Blood Money) for Wounds

Al-Mughni

Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)

Book 48 · Issue 2 · Bab 2

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If an injury reaches the degree where the injured person cannot swallow their own saliva, and yet they survive, the compensation due is the full *diyah* (blood money). This is because the injury results in the loss of a utility (the ability to swallow saliva) that has no equivalent in the body.