Is there reciprocity in limiting retaliation between the head and face?

Chapter on Retaliation (Qawad)

Al-Mughni

Book of Wounds

Book 47 · Issue 2 · Bab 2

Open in Qurani

Primary text

Retaliation applied to the head or face follows the same principle of strict limitation; one cannot retaliate by descending from the head to the face, nor ascend from the face to the head, because these are distinct anatomical sites for the purpose of execution of *qisas*.