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Sunan an-Nasai 4795 — Heavy Diyah for Whip or Stick Killing
Mentioning The Differences Reported From Khalid Al-Hadha
Hadith About Heavy Diyah for Accidental Killing
Sunan an-Nasai : 4795
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4795
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَلاَ إِنَّ قَتِيلَ الْخَطَإِ قَتِيلَ السَّوْطِ وَالْعَصَا فِيهِ مِائَةٌ مِنَ الإِبِلِ مُغَلَّظَةٌ أَرْبَعُونَ مِنْهَا فِي بُطُونِهَا أَوْلاَدُهَا " .
It was narrated from 'Uqbah bin 'Aws, that the Mssenger of Allah said: "Indeed the accidental killing, the killing with a whip or stick, for it (the Diyah) is one hundred camels - a severe penalty - of which forty should be (she-camels) with their young in their wombs."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4795In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 90English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4799
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4795
This Hadith about heavy Diyah is narrated from Uqbah bin Aws. The Messenger of Allah said that accidental killing, the killing with a whip or stick, carries one hundred camels as Diyah. The report calls this a severe penalty and says that forty of the camels should be she-camels with their young in their wombs. The Hadith does not give a long explanation of why this amount is set. It simply states the ruling and the kind of case. A reader searching for “blood money in Islam” should notice the careful wording: the case is called accidental killing, but the use of a whip or stick makes the Diyah heavy in this report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith names killing with a whip or stick.
- The Diyah is stated as one hundred camels.
- The report describes the penalty as severe.
- Forty camels are described as carrying young in their wombs.
