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4762. It was narrated from 'Imrân bin Ḥusain that a man bit the hand of another man, who pulled his hand away, and the man's front tooth (or front teeth) fell out. He complained about that to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "What do you want? Do you want me to tell him to put his hand in your mouth, so that you can bite it like a stallion bites? Or, do you want to give him your hand so that he may bite it, then you can pull it away if you want?" (Sahîh)
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The tooth was not pulled out deliberately. It was pulled out as a result of drawing the hand out. Besides, aberration was committed by the person who lost the tooth. He had bit the hand of the other person. The opposite party had every right to withdraw his hand. The question of retaliation, therefore, does not arise at all. That is why Allâh's Messenger ﷺ was displeased.
