45/18, 19: Chapter
Sunan an-Nasai 4761 — No Blood Money for the Biter
Retaliation For A Bite And Mentioning The Differences In The Report Of The Narrators Of The Narration Of 'Imran bin Husain Concerning That
No Diyah for You: The Biting Hadith Explained Simply
Sunan an-Nasai : 4761
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4761
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، أَنَّ يَعْلَى، قَالَ فِي الَّذِي عَضَّ فَنَدَرَتْ ثَنِيَّتُهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ دِيَةَ لَكَ " .
'Imran bin Husain Narrated from:
Ya'la said, concerning the one who bit (another), and his front tooth fell out, that the Prophet said: "There is no Diyah for you." (Sahih)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4761In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 56English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4765
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4761
This narration repeats the same legal lesson in a short, direct way. A person bit another, and his front tooth fell out. The Prophet said, 'There is no Diyah for you.' In plain words, this hadith about no blood money for biting shows that the biter was not treated as an innocent injured party in that claim. The injury happened after he had put another person in pain by biting him. The other person was pulling away from the harm. The ruling teaches fair liability: blood money in Islam is not a tool for rewarding the one who caused the harmful situation. The hadith also shows that a short ruling can carry a strong moral point. Do not turn your own wrongful act into a claim against the one trying to get free.
What we learn from this hadith
- The one who bites another is responsible for creating the harmful situation.
- No Diyah was granted for the tooth in this case.
- A person escaping harm is not treated like an aggressor in this report.
- The hadith points to fairness in judging injury claims.
