28/11. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1681d — Blood-Wit Question
The Diyah for a fetus; and the Diyah for accidental killing and the ambiguous killing must be paid by the shahiqilah of the killer
Blood-Wit for Unborn Child: The Shorter Report in Sahih Muslim 1681d
Sahih Muslim : 1681d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1681d
وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي، سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ اقْتَتَلَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ . وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِقِصَّتِهِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ وَوَرَّثَهَا وَلَدَهَا وَمَنْ مَعَهُمْ . وَقَالَ فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ كَيْفَ نَعْقِلُ وَلَمْ يُسَمِّ حَمَلَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Two women fought-the rest of the hadith is the same but herein no mention has been made of: He made her son and those who were with them her heirs. Someone said: Why should we pay blood-wit? And he did not name Hamal b. Malik.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1681dIn-book reference : Book 28, Hadith 51USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 16, Hadith 4169
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1681d
This Hadith is a shorter form of the report about blood-wit for an unborn child. Abu Huraira states that two women fought, and the rest of the Hadith follows the same story. This version does not mention that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم made the woman’s son and those with him her heirs. It also says that someone asked, “Why should we pay blood-wit?” but the narrator did not name Hamal b. Malik. For readers searching for the blood-wit question hadith, this report matters because it preserves a variation in wording. The core message stays tied to the same case: a fight caused harm, the issue of compensation was raised, and an objection to payment was recorded. The narration also teaches careful reading, because not every chain mentions every detail found in another narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The same legal case can be reported with shorter wording.
- This version keeps the question about paying blood-wit.
- Some details found in another report are not mentioned here.
