87/18. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6892 — No Diya for the Aggressor’s Tooth
If somebody bites a man and has his tooth broken
Hadith About Biting a Hand and No Diya
Sahih Bukhari : 6892
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6892
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ زُرَارَةَ بْنَ أَوْفَى، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، عَضَّ يَدَ رَجُلٍ، فَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ مِنْ فَمِهِ، فَوَقَعَتْ ثَنِيَّتَاهُ، فَاخْتَصَمُوا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " يَعَضُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ كَمَا يَعَضُّ الْفَحْلُ، لاَ دِيَةَ لَكَ ".
'Imran bin Husain Narrated from:
A man bit another man's hand and the latter pulled his hand out of his mouth by force, causing two of his incisors (teeth) to fall out. They submitted their case to the Prophet, who said, "One of you bit his brother as a male camel bites. (Go away), there is no Diya (Blood-money) for you."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6892In-book reference : Book 87, Hadith 30USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 30
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6892
This Hadith about no Diya for biting explains a direct legal case brought to the Prophet. A man bit another man’s hand. The bitten person pulled his hand away by force, and two incisors of the biter fell out. When they came to the Prophet, he compared the biting to the bite of a male camel and said there was no blood-money for the biter. The focus is narrow and clear: the injury happened while the person was biting another person’s hand. For readers searching hadith about biting hand and blood money, the text shows that the Prophet did not support a claim for compensation when the claimant’s own aggressive act caused the harm.
What we learn from this hadith
- The biter caused the situation by biting another man’s hand.
- The Prophet did not award Diya for the fallen teeth in this case.
- A person should not harm another and then seek compensation from the one who escaped harm.
- The judgment is tied to the exact act mentioned in the Hadith.
