Darussalam · Volume 3
21. The Chapters On Blood MoneySunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2639 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 882
Source no. 2639 · Volume 6 · Page 139
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2639. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ ruled concerning a fetus that (the blood money) was a slave, male or female. The one against whom this verdict was passed said: 'Should we pay blood money for one who neither ate, drank, shouted, nor cried (at the moment of birth)? One such as this should be overlooked.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'This man speaks like a poet. (But the blood money for a fetus is) a slave, male or female.'"
2639 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْجَنِينِ بِغُرَّةٍ: عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ. فَقَالَ الَّذِي قُضِيَ عَلَيْهِ: أَنَعْقِلُ مَنْ لَا شَرِبَ وَلَا أَكَلَ، وَلَا صَاحَ وَلَا اسْتَهَلَّ، وَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ يُطَلُّ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ هَذَا لَيَقُولُ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ، فِيهِ غُرَّةٌ عَبْدٌ أَوْ أَمَةٌ»
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Fetus here means fully developed embryo or simply a baby still in the mother's womb, and born later. Sometimes it happens that a pregnant woman is hurt and the baby in her womb dies before birth. This is considered murder. Blood money for a fetus (fully developed baby in the mother's womb) is a slave, male or female. If the mother dies as well, the killer has to pay the full blood money.