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Sahih Bukhari 6905 — Umar Consulted About Abortion Diya
The foetus of a woman
Hadith About Umar Consulting on Fetus Diya
Sahih Bukhari : 6905
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6905
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّهُ اسْتَشَارَهُمْ فِي إِمْلاَصِ الْمَرْأَةِ فَقَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ قَضَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْغُرَّةِ عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ. فَقَالَ ائْتِ مَنْ يَشْهَدُ مَعَكَ، فَشَهِدَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَضَى بِهِ.
Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah Narrated from:
'Umar consulted the companions about the case of a woman's abortion (caused by somebody else). Al-Mughira said: The Prophet (ﷺ) gave the verdict that a male or female slave should be given (as a Diya). Then Muhammad bin Maslama testified that he had witnessed the Prophet (ﷺ) giving such a verdict.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6905, 6906In-book reference : Book 87, Hadith 44USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 42
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6905
This Hadith about abortion Diya shows how Umar handled a legal question. He consulted the companions about a woman’s abortion caused by someone else. Al-Mughira said that the Prophet had judged in such a case that a male or female slave should be given as Diya. Umar did not simply accept the statement without support; he asked Al-Mughira to bring someone who could testify with him. Muhammad bin Maslama then testified that he had witnessed the Prophet giving that verdict. For readers searching Umar consultation abortion Diya hadith, the text highlights both the ruling and the careful way a report was confirmed before judgment.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umar consulted others before deciding the case.
- Al-Mughira reported the Prophet’s verdict about fetus Diya.
- Umar asked for a supporting witness to confirm the report.
- Muhammad bin Maslama testified that he had witnessed the same ruling.
