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Sunan an-Nasai 4768 — Tooth Claim Rejected
Mentioning The Differences Reported From 'Ata' In This Hadith
Tooth Claim Rejected After Biting: Tabuk Hadith
Sunan an-Nasai : 4768
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4768
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَعْلَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فَاسْتَأْجَرْتُ أَجِيرًا فَقَاتَلَ أَجِيرِي رَجُلاً فَعَضَّ الآخَرُ فَسَقَطَتْ ثَنِيَّتُهُ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ لَهُ فَأَهْدَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
It was narrated from Safwan bin Ya'la that his father said: "I went on the campaign to Tabuk with the Messenger of Allah, and I hired a worker. My hired man fought with another man. The other one bit him, and his front tooth fell out. He went to the Prophet and told him about that, but the Prophet considered it to bin vain.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4768In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 63English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4772
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4768
In this narration, Safwan bin Ya'la reports from his father that he went on the campaign to Tabuk with the Messenger of Allah and hired a worker. The hired man fought with another man. The other man bit him, and the biter's front tooth fell out. He went to the Prophet and mentioned the matter, but the Prophet considered the claim to be in vain. This no diyah for biting hadith gives a simple rule from the event: the biter's loss was not made into a payment claim against the person who pulled away. The report is useful for readers studying blood money in Islam because it shows that compensation is not judged by injury alone. The cause matters.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet did not accept the fallen tooth claim in this case.
- The fight involved a bite, and the tooth fell after that bite.
- The report shows that the cause of an injury affects the ruling.
- The hadith encourages fair handling of personal disputes.
