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Hadith about Blood Money

77 hadith on this topic, one card per hadith and its versions; authentic ones first. 58 are translated into English.

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Muwatta Malik 1565

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave a judgement that the compensation for a foetus killed in its mother's womb was a slave or slave-girl of fair complexion and excellence. The oneโ€ฆ

"โ€ ุฅูู†ูŽู‘ู…ูŽุง ู‡ูŽุฐูŽุง ู…ูู†ู’ ุฅูุฎู’ูˆูŽุงู†ู ุงู„ู’ูƒูู‡ูŽู‘ุงู†ู โ€"

+ 13 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1193

โ€œThe Diyah for accidental and quasi-deliberate homicide -such as that inflicted with a whip or a stick- is a hundred camels, forty of which are pregnant she-camels.โ€ Related by Abu-Dawud, An-Nasaโ€™i and Ibn Majah. Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.

ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽู…ู’ุฑููˆ ุจู’ู†ู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุงุตู ุฑูŽุถููŠูŽ ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ูู…ูŽุง; ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: { ุฃูŽู„ูŽุง ุฅูู†ูŽู‘ ุฏููŠูŽุฉูŽ ุงูŽู„ู’ุฎูŽุทูŽุฃู ุดูุจู’ู‡ู ุงูŽู„ู’ุนูŽู…ู’ุฏู โ€-ู…ูŽุง ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุจูุงู„ุณูŽู‘ูˆู’ุทู ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุนูŽุตูŽุงโ€-โ€ฆ

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr + 14 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1198

โ€œThe Diyah of the quasi-deliberate homicide is as severe as deliberate murder (in its being given in three types of camels), and the offender is not to be killed. This happens when the devil excites enmity between people causing them to shed blood but not due to hatred or carrying weapons inโ€ฆ

ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-{ ุนูŽู‚ู’ู„ู ุดูุจู’ู‡ู ุงูŽู„ู’ุนูŽู…ู’ุฏู ู…ูุบูŽู„ูŽู‘ุธูŒ ู…ูุซู’ู„ู ุนูŽู‚ู’ู„ู ุงูŽู„ู’ุนูŽู…ู’ุฏู, ูˆูŽู„ูŽุง ูŠูŽู‚ู’ุชูŽู„ู ุตูŽุงุญูุจูู‡ู, ูˆูŽุฐูŽู„ููƒูŽ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽู†ู’ุฒููˆูŽ ุงูŽู„ุดูŽู‘ูŠู’ุทูŽุงู†ู, ููŽุชูŽูƒููˆู†ู ุฏูู…ูŽุงุกูŒ ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽโ€ฆ

+ 18 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 1210

'Imran bin Husain (RAA) narrated, โ€™Yaโ€™la bin Umaiyah fought with another man. One of them bit the other manโ€™s finger and the latter (whose finger was bit) pulled his hand out of the first manโ€™s mouth (who was biting) by force, causing his incisors teeth to be pulled out. They presented theirโ€ฆ

"ุฃูŽูŠูŽุนูŽุถูู‘ ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏููƒูู…ู’ ุฃูŽุฎูŽุงู‡ู ูƒูŽู…ูŽุง ูŠูŽุนูŽุถูู‘ ุงูŽู„ู’ููŽุญู’ู„ู? ู„ูŽุง ุฏููŠูŽุฉูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู"

Narrated by Imrฤn ibn Husayn + 7 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1194

โ€˜This and that are equal -meaning the little finger and the thumb.โ€™โ€™ Related by Al-Bukhari Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi transmitted, โ€œThe Diyah for the fingers and toes is the same, and that for the teeth is the same; the incisor and the molar tooth are the same.โ€ Ibn Hibban narrated, โ€œThe Diyah forโ€ฆ

ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู’ ุงูุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽุจูŽู‘ุงุณู ุฑูŽุถููŠูŽ ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ูู…ูŽุง, ุนูŽู†ู’ ุงูŽู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูู‘ โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: { ู‡ูŽุฐูู‡ู ูˆูŽู‡ูŽุฐูู‡ู ุณูŽูˆูŽุงุกูŒ โ€-ูŠูŽุนู’ู†ููŠ: ุงูŽู„ู’ุฎูู†ู’ุตูŽุฑูŽ ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุฅูุจู’ู‡ูŽุงู…ูŽ } ุฑูŽูˆูŽุงู‡ู ุงูŽู„ู’ุจูุฎูŽุงุฑููŠูู‘ 1โ€ ูˆูŽู„ูุฃูŽุจููŠ ุฏูŽุงูˆูุฏูŽโ€ฆ

Narrated by Ibn โ€˜Abbฤs + 6 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1196

โ€œFor a wound which exposes a bone five camels are paid (in compensation).โ€™โ€™ Related by Ahmad and the four Imams. Ahmad added the following statement, โ€œAnd the fingers and toes are all equal- in Diyahยท ten camels.โ€ Ibn Khuzaimah and Ibn al-Garud graded it as Sahih.

ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ู; ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุงูŽู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูŽู‘ โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: { ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽูˆูŽุงุถูุญู ุฎูŽู…ู’ุณูŒ, ุฎูŽู…ู’ุณูŒ ู…ูู†ู’ ุงูŽู„ู’ุฅูุจูู„ู } ุฑูŽูˆูŽุงู‡ู ุฃูŽุญู’ู…ูŽุฏู.โ€ ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุฃูŽุฑู’ุจูŽุนูŽุฉู.โ€ ูˆูŽุฒูŽุงุฏูŽ ุฃูŽุญู’ู…ูŽุฏู: { ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุฃูŽุตูŽุงุจูุนู ุณูŽูˆูŽุงุกูŒ, ูƒูู„ูู‘ู‡ูู†ูŽู‘ ุนูŽุดู’ุฑูŒ, ุนูŽุดู’ุฑูŒโ€ฆ

+ 5 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1683

โ€˜Umar ibn al-Khattฤb (may Allah be pleased with him) consulted the people about a woman who was caused to miscarry.

โ€˜Umar ibn al-Khattฤb (may Allah be pleased with him) consulted the people about a woman who was caused to miscarry. Al-Mughฤซrah ibn Shuโ€˜bah said: "I witnessed the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) passed a rule that a slave, male or female, be given as blood money." โ€˜Umar saidโ€ฆ

ุจูุบูุฑูŽู‘ุฉู ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุฃูŽูˆู’ ุฃูŽู…ูŽุฉู โ€.โ€

Narrated by Muhammad ibn Maslama + 3 other versions Explained

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

โ€˜Abdullฤh ibn Abbฤs (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 unpremeditatedโ€ฆ

ู…ูŽู†ู’ ู‚ูุชูู„ูŽ ูููŠ ุนูู…ูŽู‘ูŠูŽู‘ุง ุฃูŽูˆู’ ุฑูŽู…ู’ูŠู‹ุง ูŠูŽูƒููˆู†ู ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽู‡ูู…ู’ ุจูุญูŽุฌูŽุฑู ุฃูŽูˆู’ ุจูุณูŽูˆู’ุทู ููŽุนูŽู‚ู’ู„ูู‡ู ุนูŽู‚ู’ู„ู ุฎูŽุทูŽุฅู ูˆูŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ู‚ูุชูู„ูŽ ุนูŽู…ู’ุฏู‹ุง ููŽู‚ูŽูˆู’ุฏู ูŠูŽุฏูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ููŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ุญูŽุงู„ูŽ ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽู‡ู ููŽุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ู„ูŽุนู’ู†ูŽุฉู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ูโ€ฆ

Narrated by Ibn โ€˜Abbฤs + 3 other versions Explained

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