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4822. It was narrated that Abû Hurairah said: "Two women of Hudhail had a fight, and one of them threw a rock at the other and killed her and the child in her womb. They referred the dispute to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ ruled that the Diyah for her fetus was a male or female slave, and that the Diyah of the woman be paid by her 'Aqilah (male relatives on the father's side), and he made her
children and those who were with them her heirs. Ĥamal bin Mâlik bin An-Nâbighah Al-Hudhâlif said: "O Messenger of Allâh, how can I pay blood money for one who neither ate nor drank, or shouted or cried (at the moment of birth)? Such a one should be overlooked." The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "This is one of the brothers of the soothsayers" because of the rhyming way in which he spoke. (Sâhîh)
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During the time of ignorance, with every idol there used to be a soothsayer also. In the matter of cure or medical treatment, people used to contact him. These people (the soothsayers) used to be very tricky and vagrant. They had links with the jinn. They used words with dual meanings in their speech. They used to make predictions also, but they used to do so very cautiously, so that they do not face any difficulties in the forthcoming circumstances. They would talk charmingly. They would utter pithy, sophisticated short words, ornamented with rhyming phrases. People were overawed on listening to them.
