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Sunan an-Nasai 4772 — Deliberate Biting and No Claim
Mentioning The Differences Reported From 'Ata' In This Hadith
Deliberate Biting Hadith: No Diyah for the Tooth
Sunan an-Nasai : 4772
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4772
أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْجَوَّابِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَعْلَى، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، غَزَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فَاسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيرًا فَقَاتَلَ رَجُلاً فَعَضَّ الرَّجُلُ ذِرَاعَهُ فَلَمَّا أَوْجَعَهُ نَتَرَهَا فَأَنْدَرَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " يَعْمِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ فَيَعَضُّ أَخَاهُ كَمَا يَعَضُّ الْفَحْلُ " . فَأَبْطَلَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ .
Safwan bin Ya'la Narrated from:
It was narrated from Safwan bin Ya'la that: his father wen on the campaign of Tabuk with the Messenger of Allah, and he hired a man who fought with another man. The man bit his forearm, and when it hurt him, he pulled it away, and the man's front tooth fell out. The matter was referred to the Messenger of Allah who said: "Would one of you deliberately bit his brother as a stallion bites?" And he judged it to be invalid.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4772In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 67English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4776
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4772
This narration mentions the campaign of Tabuk, a hired man, and a fight. A man bit the hired man's forearm. When the bite hurt, the bitten man pulled it away, and the biter's front tooth fell out. The matter was brought to the Messenger of Allah. He asked whether one of them would deliberately bite his brother as a stallion bites, and he judged the tooth claim invalid. This hadith about deliberate biting and no diyah focuses on responsibility. The pain of the bite explains why the bitten person pulled away. The fallen tooth did not become a valid blood money claim. The wording also reminds Muslims that aggression toward a brother is not a light matter.
What we learn from this hadith
- The bite caused pain, and the bitten man pulled his arm away.
- The Prophet described the biting as deliberate and blameworthy.
- The tooth claim was judged invalid in this case.
- The hadith teaches that harming a brother can affect one's later claim.
