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Sunan an-Nasai 4797 — Diyah for Killing with a Whip or Stick
Mentioning The Differences Reported From Khalid Al-Hadha
Hadith About Diyah for Whip or Stick Killing
Sunan an-Nasai : 4797
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4797
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمَّا قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ قَالَ " أَلاَ وَإِنَّ قَتِيلَ الْخَطَإِ الْعَمْدِ قَتِيلَ السَّوْطِ وَالْعَصَا مِنْهَا أَرْبَعُونَ فِي بُطُونِهَا أَوْلاَدُهَا " .
Ya'qub bin Aws Narrated from:
A man from among the Companions of the Prophet told him, that when the Messenger of Allah came to Makkah, in the Year of the Conquest, he said: "Indeed, accidental killing on purpose, is killing with a whip or stick, for which forty (she-camels) with their young in their wombs."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4797In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 92English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4801
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4797
This Hadith about Diyah is another narration from Ya'qub bin Aws through a Companion of the Prophet. It reports that when the Messenger of Allah came to Makkah in the Year of the Conquest, he said that accidental killing on purpose is killing with a whip or stick, and for it are forty she-camels with their young in their wombs. The wording is brief, so the explanation should stay close to it. It gives the type of killing and the named Diyah component. The Hadith helps readers understand the phrase “semi intentional killing” in a simple way: it is tied here to killing with a whip or stick, and it has a serious compensation mentioned.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report is linked to the Prophet coming to Makkah in the Year of Conquest.
- The example given is killing with a whip or stick.
- The Hadith mentions forty she-camels carrying young.
- The text treats this type of killing as a serious Diyah case.
