Sunan Abi Dawud · Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat)
باب دِيَةِ الْجَنِينِ
Chapter: The Diyah For A Fetus.
13 hadith · references 4568–4580
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Abu Dawud · 4568أَنَّ امْرَأَتَيْنِ كَانَتَا تَحْتَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ فَضَرَبَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا الْأُخْرَى بِعَمُودٍ فَقَتَلَتْهَا وَجَنِينَهَا ، فَاخْتَصَمُوا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُ الرَّجُNarrated Al-Mughirah bin Shubah: A man of Hudhail has two wives. One of them struck her fellow-wife with a tent-pole and killed her and her unborn child. They brought the dispute to the Prophet ﷺ. One of two men said: Ho6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4569حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ،حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ ، وَزَادَ : فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دِيَةَ الْمَقْتُولَةِ عَلَى عَصَبَةِ الْقَاتThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Mansur through a different chain of narrators and to the same effect. This version adds: The Prophet ﷺ fixed the bloodwit for the slain woman to be paid by the r6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4570أَنّ عُمَرَ اسْتَشَارَ النَّاسَ فِي إِمْلَاصِ الْمَرْأَةِ ، فَقَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ : شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَضَى فِيهَا بِغُرَّةٍ عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ ، فَقَالَ : ائْتِنِي بNarrated Al-Miswar bin Makhramah: Umar consulted the people about the compensation of abortion of woman. Al-Mughirah bin Shubah said: I was present with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he gave judgement that a male or fema6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4571حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بِمَعْنَاهُ ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : رَوَاهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، وَحَمَّادُ بْنُ سَThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Umar through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. Abu Dawud said: Hammad bin Zaid and Hammad bin Salamah transmitted it from Hisham bin 'Arubah on 11 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4572أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَنْ قَضِيَّةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي ذَلِكَ ، فَقَامَ إِلَيِه حَمَلُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ النَّابِغَةِ ، فَقَالَ : كُنْتُ بَيْنَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ فَضَرَبَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا الْأُخْرَى بِمNarrated Ibn Abbas: Umar asked about the decision of the Prophet ﷺ about that (i. e. abortion). Haml bin Malik bin al-Nabhigah got up and said: I was between two women. One of them struck another with a rolling-pin killi7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4573حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو ،عَنْ طَاوُسٍ ، قَالَ : قَامَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ، فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ ، لَمْ يَذْكُرْ وَأَNarrated Tawus: Umar stood on the pulpit. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition to the same effect as mentioned before. He did not mention "that she should be killed". This version adds: "a male or a female slave".5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4574حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ التَّمَّارُ ، أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ طَلْحَةَ حَدَّثَهُمْ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطٌ ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي قِصَّةِ حَمَلِ بْNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: About the story of Haml ibn Malik, Ibn Abbas said: She aborted a child who had grown hair and was dead, and the woman also died. He (the Prophet) gave judgment that the blood-wit was to be pa6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4575أَنَّ امْرَأَتَيْنِ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ قَتَلَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا الْأُخْرَى وَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا زَوْجٌ وَوَلَدٌ ، فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دِيَةَ الْمَقْتُولَةِ عَلَى عَاقِلَةِ الْقَاتِNarrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: One of the two women of Hudhayl killed the other, Each of them had husband and sons. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fixed the blood-wit for the slain woman to be paid by the woman's relatives on th6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4576اقْتَتَلَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ فَرَمَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا الْأُخْرَى بِحَجَرٍ فَقَتَلَتْهَا ، فَاخْتَصَمُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسNarrated Abu Hurairah: Two women of Hudhail fought together and one of them threw a stone at the other and killed her. They brought their dispute to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who gave judgement that a male or female slave7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4577حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فِي هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ قَالَ : ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ الَّتِي قَضَى عَلَيْهَا بِاNarrated Abu Hurairah: About this story: Then the woman, against whom he decided that a male or female should be paid for her, died. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then gave judgement that her sons will inherit from her, and t5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4578أَنّ امْرَأَةً خَذَفَتِ امْرَأَةً فَأَسْقَطَتْ ، فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَجَعَلَ فِي وَلَدِهَا خَمْسَ مِائَةِ شَاةٍ وَنَهَى يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ الْخَذْفِNarrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: A woman threw a stone at another woman and she aborted. The dispute was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He gave judgment that five hundred sheep should be paid for her (unborn) child,5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4579قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْجَنِينِ بِغُرَّةِ عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ أَوْ فَرَسٍ أَوْ بَغْلٍNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave judgment that a male or a female slave, or a horse or a mule should be paid for a miscarriage. Abu Dawud said: Hammad bin Salamah and Khalid bin Abdullah transmitted t8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4580حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ الْعَوَقِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَجَابِرٍ ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، قَالَ : " الْغُرَّةُ خَمْسُ مِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد :Narrated Al-Shabi: The price of a male or a female slave is five hundred dirhams. Abu Dawud said: Rabiah said: The price of a male or a female slave is fifty dinars.6 narrators