9/25. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1638 — Blood-Wit Paid from Sadaqah Camels
How Much Zakat Can Be Given To A Single Person
Blood-Wit Hadith: Sadaqah Camels Used for a Diyyah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1638
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1638
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الطَّائِيُّ، عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، زَعَمَ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ سَهْلُ بْنُ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَدَاهُ بِمِائَةٍ مِنْ إِبِلِ الصَّدَقَةِ - يَعْنِي دِيَةَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ الَّذِي قُتِلَ بِخَيْبَرَ .
Sahl bin Abi Hathmah Narrated from:
Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) gave one Hundred camels to him a blood-wit from among the camels of sadaqah, i.e a blood-wit for the Ansari who was killed at Khaibar.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1638In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 83English translation : Book 9, Hadith 1634
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1638
This blood-wit hadith mentions a specific case. A man from the Ansar, Sahl ibn Abu Hathmah, reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave him one hundred camels as blood-wit from the camels of sadaqah. The text explains that this was the blood-wit for the Ansari who was killed at Khaibar. The narration is not a general discussion of zakat categories or legal detail. It records one action: a diyyah was paid with one hundred camels from sadaqah camels. For readers searching “blood money from zakat hadith,” “diyyah camels hadith,” or “Ansari killed at Khaibar hadith,” the safest explanation is to stay close to this event and not add rulings that the text itself does not state.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration records a specific payment of blood-wit.
- The amount mentioned is one hundred camels.
- The camels are described as being from the sadaqah camels.
- The case relates to an Ansari killed at Khaibar.
