Hadith 4391

The Diyah For A Fetus ; And The Diyah For Accidental Killing And The Ambiguous Killing Must Be Paid By The ‘Aqilah[1] Of The Killer

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Darussalam · Volume 4

28. The Book Of Oaths (Qasâmah), Muḥâribîn,[1] Qaṣaṣ (Retaliation) And Diyât (Blood Money)

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الحديث: 1681 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 1309

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English translation

[4391] 36 - (...) Abû Hurairah said: “Two women from Hudhail fought and one of them threw a rock at the other and killed her and the child in her womb. They referred the matter to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ ruled that the Diyah for her fetus was a slave, male or female, and he ruled that the Diyah for the woman be paid by her (the killer's) Âqilah, and that her children and those who were with her would inherit her estate. Hamal bin An-Nâbighah Al-Hudhalî said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, how can a penalty be paid for one who did not drink or eat, or speak or make any sound (he said so rhyming the words in a poetic way)? Such a one should be overlooked.' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'This man is one of the brothers of the soothsayers,' because of the rhymed speech with which he spoke."

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36 - (1681) وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى التُّجِيبِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، وَأَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: اقْتَتَلَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ، فَرَمَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا الْأُخْرَى بِحَجَرٍ، فَقَتَلَتْهَا وَمَا فِي بَطْنِهَا، فَاخْتَصَمُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ دِيَةَ جَنِينِهَا غُرَّةٌ عَبْدٌ أَوْ وَلِيدَةٌ، وَقَضَى بِدِيَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى عَاقِلَتِهَا، وَوَرَّثَهَا وَلَدَهَا وَمَنْ مَعَهُمْ، فَقَالَ حَمَلُ بْنُ النَّابِغَةِ الْهُذَلِيُّ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، كَيْفَ أَغْرَمُ مَنْ لَا شَرِبَ وَلَا أَكَلَ، وَلَا نَطَقَ وَلَا اسْتَهَلَّ، فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ يُطَلُّ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّمَا هَذَا مِنْ إِخْوَانِ الْكُهَّانِ»، مِنْ أَجْلِ سَجْعِهِ الَّذِي سَجَعَ،

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[1] ‘Aqilah: The relatives who must pay the ‘Aql or Diyah (blood money), meaning, the male relatives on the father's side. [2] ‘Aşabah: The male relatives on the father's side.