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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Oaths (qasamah), Retaliation and Blood Money

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4808

Chapter: The Diyah for a Mukatab

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4808

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي

الْمُكَاتَبِ يُقْتَلُ بِدِيَةِ الْحُرِّ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا أَدَّى ‏.‏

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:

"The Messenger of Allah ruled that the Diyah for a Mukatab who is killed should be (equivalent) to the Diyah for a free mand, proportionate to the amount be had paid off (toward buying his freedom)."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4808).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( بِدِيَةِ الْحُرّ ) مُتَعَلِّق بِقَضَى ظَاهِره أَنَّهُ حُرّ بِقَدْرِ مَا أَدَّى سِيَّمَا رِوَايَة عَلَى قَدْر مَا عَتَقَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ مُخَالِف لِظَاهِرِ حَدِيث عَبْد اللَّه بْن عَمْرو وَأَنَّهُ عَبْد مَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ دِرْهَم وَالْفُقَهَاء أَخَذُوا بِذَلِكَ الْحَدِيث وَتَرَكُوا هَذَا إِمَّا لِأَنَّ الرِّقّ فِيهِ هُوَ الْأَصْل فَلَا يَثْبُت خِلَافه إِلَّا بِدَلِيلٍ غَيْر مُعَارِض أَوْ عَلِمُوا بِنَسْخِ هَذَا الْحَدِيث وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيّ أَجْمَعَ عَوَامّ الْعُلَمَاء عَلَى أَنَّ الْمُكَاتَب عَبْد مَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ دِرْهَم فِي جِنَايَته وَالْجِنَايَة عَلَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَذْهَب إِلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيث أَحَد مِنْ الْعُلَمَاء فِيمَا بَلَغَنَا إِلَّا إِبْرَاهِيم ا…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4808
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4808
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4808

Other versions

Also reported by… (4)
  • السنن الصغير للبيهقي (1974)فِي الْمُكَاتَبِ يُقْتَلُ بِدِيَةِ الْحُرِّ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا أَدَّى مِنْهُ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (19939)فِي الْمُكَاتَبِ يَقْتُلُ : بِدِيَةِ الْحُرِّ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا أُدِّيَ مِنْهُ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6753)قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْمُكَاتَبِ ، يُقْتَلُ بِدِيَةِ الْحُرِّ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا أَدَّى
  • المستدرك على الصحيحين (2793)أَنْ يُقْتَلَ بِدِيَةِ الْحُرِّ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا أُدِّيَ مِنْهُ

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1433

“The Diyah (Blood money) of a slave who had made an agreement to buy his freedom (Mukatib) and had been killed, is paid at the rate paid for a free man (as a Diyah) as much as he has paid of the amount agreed upon, and at the rate paid for a slave as the remainder is concerned.” Related by Ahmad…

وَعَنْ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ‏-رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا‏- أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-قَالَ: { يُودَى اَلْمُكَاتَبُ بِقَدْرِ مَا عَتَقَ مِنْهُ دِيَةَ اَلْحُرِّ, وَبِقَدْرِ مَا رَقَّ مِنْهُ دِيَةَ اَلْعَبْدِ }…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 3 other versions

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Ibn ‘Abbas reported the Prophet as saying, “When a slave who has made an agreement to purchase his freedom gets blood-money or an inheritance, he can inherit in accordance with the extent to which he has been emancipated.” In a version by Tirmidhi he said, “Blood wit is paid for a slave who has…

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِذَا أَصَابَ الْمُكَاتَبُ حَدًّا أَوْ مِيرَاثًا وَرِثَ بِحِسَابِ مَا عَتَقَ مِنْهُ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَفِي…

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4582

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When a mukatab (a slave who has made an agreement to purchase his freedom) gifts blood-money or an inheritance, he can inherit in accordance with the extent to which he has been emancipated. Abu Dawud said: Wuhaib transmitted it from Ayyub, from 'Ikrimah, on the authority of…

إِذَا أَصَابَ الْمُكَاتَبُ حَدًّا أَوْ وَرِثَ مِيرَاثًا يَرِثُ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا عَتَقَ مِنْهُ ‏"

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4811

"The Mukatab is free to the extent that the has paid off (toward buying his freedom); he Hadd punishment should be carried out on him proportionate to the amount he has paid off (toward buying his freedom); and he inherits proportionate to the amount he has paid off (toward buying his freedom)."

"‏ الْمُكَاتَبُ يَعْتِقُ بِقَدْرِ مَا أَدَّى وَيُقَامُ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ بِقَدْرِ مَا عَتَقَ مِنْهُ وَيَرِثُ بِقَدْرِ مَا عَتَقَ مِنْهُ ‏"

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On his father's authority, told that his grandfather reported the Prophet (ﷺ) said: If any slave entered into an agreement to buy his freedom for one hundred uqiyahs and he pays them all but ten, he remains a slave (until he pays the remaining ten); and if a slave entered into an agreement to…

أَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ كَاتَبَ عَلَى مِائَةِ أُوقِيَّةٍ فَأَدَّاهَا إِلاَّ عَشْرَةَ أَوَاقٍ فَهُوَ عَبْدٌ وَأَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ كَاتَبَ عَلَى مِائَةِ دِينَارٍ فَأَدَّاهَا إِلاَّ عَشْرَةَ دَنَانِيرَ فَهُوَ عَبْدٌ ‏"

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