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Sunan an-Nasai 4791 — Diyah for Semi-Intentional Killing
The Amount Of The Diyah For Seemingly Intentional Killing And Mentioning The Differences Reported From Ayyub In The Narration Of Al-Qasim bin Rabi'ah About That
Hadith About Diyah for Semi-Intentional Killing
Sunan an-Nasai : 4791
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4791
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " قَتِيلُ الْخَطَإِ شِبْهِ الْعَمْدِ بِالسَّوْطِ أَوِ الْعَصَا مِائَةٌ مِنَ الإِبِلِ أَرْبَعُونَ مِنْهَا فِي بُطُونِهَا أَوْلاَدُهَا " .
'Abdullah bin 'Amr Narrated from:
The Prophet said: "The accidental killing, which seems intentional, with a whip or stick, (the Diyah) is one hundred camels, of which forty should be (she-camels) which their young in their wombs."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4791In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 86English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4795
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4791
This Hadith about Diyah explains accidental killing that seems intentional. The example given is killing with a whip or a stick. The Prophet said that the Diyah for this type is one hundred camels, and forty of them should be she-camels with their young in their wombs. The report is about a specific legal category, not every kind of accident. It shows that the text treats a killing with a whip or stick as serious, even though it is described as accidental killing resembling intentional killing. For readers searching “semi intentional killing in Islam” or “Diyah one hundred camels hadith,” the main point is the stated amount and the special description of forty pregnant she-camels.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith names accidental killing that resembles intentional killing.
- The example given is killing with a whip or stick.
- The Diyah stated is one hundred camels.
- Forty of those camels are described as carrying young in their wombs.
