45/33, 34: Chapter
Sunan an-Nasai 4798 — Semi-Intentional Killing and Blood Money
Mentioning The Differences Reported From Khalid Al-Hadha
Hadith About Semi-Intentional Killing and Diyah
Sunan an-Nasai : 4798
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4798
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا يَزِيدُ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ 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 narrated to him that the Prophet entered Makkah during the Year of the Conquest, and 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 4798In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 93English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4802
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4798
This Hadith about semi-intentional killing is narrated through Ya'qub bin Aws from a Companion. It says that the Prophet entered Makkah during the Year of the Conquest and spoke about accidental killing on purpose. The example given is killing with a whip or stick, and the report says that for it are forty she-camels with their young in their wombs. Like other narrations in this section, the wording is focused on Diyah, not on a full discussion of every kind of killing. The lesson is that even when a killing is described as accidental on purpose, the text treats it with a serious compensation. The Hadith uses clear examples and a named amount.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith is tied to the Prophet entering Makkah in the Year of Conquest.
- The type named is accidental killing on purpose.
- The objects mentioned are a whip or stick.
- The Diyah component named is forty pregnant she-camels.
