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Sunan Abu DawudTypes of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4539

Chapter: One Who Is Killed In A Fight Among People And His Killer Is Not Known

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4539

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، - وَهَذَا حَدِيثُهُ - عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، قَالَ مَنْ قُتِلَ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي عِمِّيَّا فِي رَمْىٍ يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُمْ بِحِجَارَةٍ أَوْ ضَرْبٍ بِالسِّيَاطِ أَوْ ضَرْبٍ بِعَصًا فَهُوَ خَطَأٌ وَعَقْلُهُ عَقْلُ الْخَطَإِ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ عَمْدًا فَهُوَ قَوَدٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ‏"‏ قَوَدُ يَدٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا ‏"‏ وَمَنْ حَالَ دُونَهُ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَغَضَبُهُ لاَ يُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ صَرْفٌ وَلاَ عَدْلٌ ‏"

Tawus, in his version said:

If anyone is killed. Ibn 'Ubaid in his version said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If anyone is killed in error (blindly) when people are throwing stones, or by beating with whips, or striking with a stick, it is accidental and the compensation for accidental death is due. But if anyone is killed deliberately, retaliation is due. Ibn 'Ubaid in his version: Retaliation of the man is due. The agreed version then goes: If anyone comes in (between the two parties) to prevent it, Allah's curse and anger will rest on him, and neither supererogatory nor obligatory acts will be accepted from him. The version of the tradition of Sufyan is more perfect.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4539).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ طَاوُسٍ قَالَ مَنْ قَتَلَ ) : هَذَا لَفْظ رِوَايَة اِبْن السَّرْح فَلَمْ يُرْفَع الْحَدِيث , وَأَمَّا مُحَمَّد بْن عُبَيْد فَرَفَعَهُ كَمَا قَالَ الْمُؤَلِّف. وَقَالَ اِبْن عُبَيْد إِلَخْ ( مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي عِمِّيَا ) : بِكَسْرِ عَيْن وَتَشْدِيد مِيم مَكْسُورَة وَقَصْر فِعِّيلَا مِنْ الْعَمَى كَالرِّمِّيَا مِنْ الرَّمْي أَيْ مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي حَال يَعْمَى أَمْره فَلَا يَتَبَيَّن قَاتِله وَلَا حَال قَتْله ( فِي رَمْي يَكُون بَيْنهمْ ) : هَذَا بَيَان لِمَا قَبْله أَيْ تَرَامَى الْقَوْم فَوُجِدَ بَيْنهمْ قَتِيل ( فَهُوَ خَطَأ ) : أَيْ حُكْمه حُكْم الْخَطَأ حَيْثُ يَجِب الدِّيَة لَا الْقِصَاص ( وَعَقْله عَقْل الْخَطَأ ) : أَيْ دِيَته دِيَة الْخَطَأ ( فَهُوَ قَوَد ) : بِفَتْحَتَيْنِ أَيْ فَحُ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4539
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4539
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 4539

Other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3478

Ta’us, on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas, reported God’s Messenger as saying, “If anyone is killed in error when people are throwing stones, or by beating with whips, or striking with a stick, it is accidental and the compensation for accidental death is due.* But if anyone kills someone deliberately…

وَعَن طَاوُوس عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي عِمِّيَّةٍ فِي رَمْيٍ يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ جَلْدٍ بِالسِّيَاطِ أَوْ ضَرْبٍ بِعَصًا…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (4254)مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي عِمِّيًّا فِي رَمْيٍ يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُمْ بِحِجَارَةٍ , أَوْ جُلِدَ بِالسَّوْطِ , أَوْ ضُرِبَ بِعَصًا , فَهُوَ خَطَأٌ عَقْلُهُ عَقْلُ الْخَطَأِ , وَمَنْ قُتِلَ عَمْدًا , فَقَوَدُ يَدَيْهِ , وَمَنْ حَالَ دُونَهُ , فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَغَضَبُهُ لا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ صَرْفٌ ، وَلا ع

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4591

Whoever is killed in ambiguous circumstances, or when people are throwing stones, or by a whip, his blood money is the blood money of unpremeditated killing. Whoever is killed intentionally, retaliation becomes due. If anyone tries to prevent it, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people

‘Abdullāh ibn Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: ''Whoever is killed in ambiguous circumstances, or when people are throwing stones, or by a whip, his blood money is the blood money of unpremeditated…

مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي عِمَّيَّا أَوْ رَمْيًا يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُمْ بِحَجَرٍ أَوْ بِسَوْطٍ فَعَقْلُهُ عَقْلُ خَطَإٍ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ عَمْدًا فَقَوْدُ يَدَيْهِ فَمَنْ حَالَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ…

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