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Sunan an-Nasai 4803 — Twelve Thousand Diyah Ruling
Mention Of The Diyah In Silver
Hadith About Diyah Being Set at Twelve Thousand
Sunan an-Nasai : 4803
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4803
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هَانِئٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَتَلَ رَجُلٌ رَجُلاً عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دِيَتَهُ اثْنَىْ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا وَذَكَرَ قَوْلَهُ إِلاَّ أَنْ أَغْنَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فِي أَخْذِهِمُ الدِّيَةَ . وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي دَاوُدَ .
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: "A man killed another man during the time of the Messenger of Allah, and the Prophet set the Diyah at twelve thousand. And he mentioned His saying: And they could not find any cause to do so except that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them of His Bounty. concerning them taking the Dyah." (Hasan) This is the wording of Abu Dawud.
[1] At-Tawbah 9:74.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4803In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 98English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4807
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4803
This hadith mentions a case from the time of the Messenger of Allah in which one man killed another man. The Prophet set the diyah at twelve thousand. The narration also mentions a verse about people being enriched by Allah and His Messenger, and connects that wording with their taking the diyah. The main point of this hadith about diyah is simple: in this reported case, blood money was fixed at twelve thousand. The text does not give extra details about the killer's motive, the exact legal process, or the currency beyond the wording given here. So the explanation should stay with the report itself and avoid adding rulings not stated in it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet set the diyah in this case at twelve thousand.
- The report links the taking of diyah with being enriched by Allah and His Messenger.
- The hadith records a legal response after a killing case.
- The text does not give extra case details, so the focus remains on the stated diyah.
