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Sunan an-Nasai 4805 — Woman's Blood Money in Injury
The Diyah Of A Woman
Hadith About a Woman's Diyah up to One-Third
Sunan an-Nasai : 4805
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4805
أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ضَمْرَةُ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " عَقْلُ الْمَرْأَةِ مِثْلُ عَقْلِ الرَّجُلِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الثُّلُثَ مِنْ دِيَتِهَا " .
'Amr bin Shu'aib Narrated from:
It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, that his grandfather said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'The blood money of a woman (in the event of injury) is like the blood money of a man, up to one-third of the Diyah (for her life)."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4805In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 100English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4809
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4805
This hadith deals with the blood money of a woman in the event of injury. The Messenger of Allah is reported to have said that the woman's blood money is like the blood money of a man up to one-third of the diyah for her life. The hadith is not giving a broad social comment. It is speaking about a specific legal measure in injury compensation. A reader searching for women's diyah hadith should notice the careful wording: it says up to one-third. The explanation should not add claims beyond that. The core message is that, in this reported ruling, the injury amount is treated the same up to the stated limit.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith speaks about injury compensation, not every legal issue.
- A woman's injury diyah is described as like a man's up to one-third.
- The wording sets a limit and should be read with that limit in mind.
- The report shows detailed legal measurement in cases of bodily injury.
