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Sahih Bukhari 6909 — Fetus Diya, Inheritance, and Asaba
The Diya is to be collected from the father of the killer and his ‘Asaba but not from the killer’s children
Hadith About Fetus Diya and Inheritance
Sahih Bukhari : 6909
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6909
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،. أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَضَى فِي جَنِينِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي لِحْيَانَ بِغُرَّةٍ عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ. ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ الَّتِي قَضَى عَلَيْهَا بِالْغُرَّةِ تُوُفِّيَتْ، فَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ مِيرَاثَهَا لِبَنِيهَا وَزَوْجِهَا، وَأَنَّ الْعَقْلَ عَلَى عَصَبَتِهَا.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave a verdict regarding an aborted fetus of a woman from Bani Lihyan that the killer (of the fetus) should give a male or female slave (as a Diya) but the woman who was required to give the slave, died, so Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave the verdict that her inheritance be given to her children and her husband and the Diya be paid by her 'Asaba.
[1] ' Aṣaba : Relatives from the father's side.Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6909In-book reference : Book 87, Hadith 47USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 44
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6909
This Hadith about fetus Diya and inheritance adds another legal layer. Allah’s Messenger gave a verdict regarding the aborted fetus of a woman from Bani Lihyan: the killer of the fetus should give a male or female slave as Diya. Then the woman who was required to give the slave died. The Prophet judged that her inheritance should go to her children and her husband, and that the Diya should be paid by her Asaba. For readers searching Bani Lihyan fetus Diya hadith, the text connects compensation, inheritance, and family responsibility in one case. The Hadith should be read closely because each ruling belongs to the situation described.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet ordered Diya for the aborted fetus in this case.
- The woman’s inheritance was assigned to her children and husband.
- The Diya was placed upon her Asaba in the report.
- The Hadith links compensation and inheritance within one legal case.
