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2630. It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever is killed by mistake, his blood money in camels is thirty Bint Makhād (a one-year-old she-camel), thirty Bint Labun (a two-year-old she-camel), thirty Hiqqah (a three-year-old she-camel) and ten Bani Labun (two-year-old male camels)." The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to fix the value (of the blood money for accidental killing) among town-dwellers at four hundred Dinār or the equivalent value in silver. When he calculated the price in terms of camels (for Bedouins), it would vary from one time to another. When prices rose, the value (in Dinār) would rise; and when prices fell, the value (in Dinār) would fall. At the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ the value was between four hundred and eight hundred Dinār, or the equivalent value in silver, eight thousand Dirham. And the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ ruled that if a person's blood money was paid in cattle, among those who kept cattle, the amount was two hundred cows; and if a person's
blood money was paid in sheep, among those who kept sheep, the value was two thousand sheep.
(Hasan)
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a. Blood money is determined by the quantity of camels.
b. If it not possible to pay in the form of camels then cows or goats can be paid.
c. Payment is also possible in cash. Judge or the government are responsible to determine the price of one hundred camels.
d. Increase or decrease in the price of the camels may affect the price in cash.
