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Sunan an-Nasai 4769 — No Diyah for a Fallen Tooth
Mentioning The Differences Reported From 'Ata' In This Hadith
No Diyah for a Fallen Tooth After Biting
Sunan an-Nasai : 4769
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4769
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَعْلَى، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، قَالَ غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَيْشَ الْعُسْرَةِ - وَكَانَ أَوْثَقَ عَمَلٍ لِي فِي نَفْسِي - وَكَانَ لِي أَجِيرٌ فَقَاتَلَ إِنْسَانًا فَعَضَّ أَحَدُهُمَا أُصْبَعَ صَاحِبِهِ فَانْتَزَعَ إِصْبَعَهُ فَأَنْدَرَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ فَسَقَطَتْ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَهْدَرَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ وَقَالَ " أَفَيَدَعُ يَدَهُ فِي فِيكَ تَقْضَمُهَا " .
Ya'la bin Umayyah Narrated from:
I went on a campaign with the Messenger of Allah in the Army of Hardship, and this was the deed of which I was most sure. I had a hired man who fought with another person. One of them bit the finger of the other, who pulled his finger away and a front tooth fell out. He went to the Prophet who considered the tooth to be in vain, and said: "Would he put his hand in your mouth for you to bite it?"
[1] Meaning, the campaign to Tabûk.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4769In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 64English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4773
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4769
This narration from Ya'la bin Umayyah includes the Army of Hardship and his hired man. A fight happened, and one person bit the finger of the other. The bitten person pulled his finger away, and the biter's front tooth fell out. The Prophet considered the tooth to be in vain and asked whether the man should put his hand in the biter's mouth for him to bite it. This hadith about a bitten finger and no diyah teaches a very practical lesson. A person is not required to keep his hand or finger in another person's mouth while being bitten. The ruling focuses on the biter's action and rejects using that action as a claim for compensation.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person should not expect another to keep his hand in the biter's mouth.
- The Prophet considered the fallen tooth to be in vain in this case.
- The report shows that self-release from a bite is not treated as a separate wrong here.
- The hadith warns against making unfair claims after causing harm.
