45/33, 34: Chapter
Sunan an-Nasai 4796 — Forty Pregnant Camels in Semi-Intentional Killing
Mentioning The Differences Reported From Khalid Al-Hadha
Hadith About Forty Pregnant Camels in Diyah
Sunan an-Nasai : 4796
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4796
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمَّا دَخَلَ مَكَّةَ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ قَالَ " أَلاَ وَإِنَّ كُلَّ قَتِيلِ خَطَإِ الْعَمْدِ أَوْ شِبْهِ الْعَمْدِ قَتِيلِ السَّوْطِ وَالْعَصَا مِنْهَا أَرْبَعُونَ فِي بُطُونِهَا أَوْلاَدُهَا " .
It was narrated from Ya'qub bin Aws, from a man among the Companions of the Prophet that: when the Messenger of Allah entered Makkah on the Day of the Conquest, he said: "Indeed, every accidental killing on purpose, or resembling on purpose - killing with a whip or stick, for it are forty (she-camels) which their young in their wombs."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4796In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 91English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4800
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4796
This Hadith about Diyah is reported from Ya'qub bin Aws, from a man among the Companions. It says that when the Messenger of Allah entered Makkah on the Day of the Conquest, he spoke about accidental killing on purpose, or killing resembling purpose. The example in the text is killing with a whip or stick. It says that for it are forty she-camels with their young in their wombs. This narration highlights the forty pregnant camels, while other narrations in the same topic mention the full one hundred camels. Staying with this text, the clear point is that this type of killing carried a serious Diyah component named by the Prophet.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report is connected to the Prophet entering Makkah on the Day of Conquest.
- The case is killing resembling purpose with a whip or stick.
- The Hadith mentions forty she-camels carrying young.
- The narration shows the seriousness of this form of killing.
