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Sunan an-Nasai 4809 — Mukatab Diyah by Paid Freedom
The Diyah for a Mukatab
Hadith About Mukatab Diyah and Partial Freedom
Sunan an-Nasai : 4809
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4809
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الطَّرَائِفِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَضَى فِي الْمُكَاتَبِ أَنْ يُودَى بِقَدْرِ مَا عَتَقَ مِنْهُ دِيَةَ الْحُرِّ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet of Allah ruled that the Diyah for a Mukatab should be (equivalent) to the Diyah for a free man, proportionate to the amount he had paid off (toward buying his freedom).
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4809In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 104English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4813
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4809
This hadith gives another wording about the diyah of a mukatab. It says that the Prophet ruled that the mukatab should be paid according to the amount of him that had become free, with the diyah of a free man applying to that portion. The key idea is partial status based on what has been paid toward freedom. The report does not add details about the contract, the killer, or the rest of the case. It simply states the ruling. A reader looking for hadith about mukatab and blood money should see that the hadith connects legal value to the amount already paid, not to a flat amount for every case.
What we learn from this hadith
- The ruling is based on the portion of the mukatab that had become free.
- The diyah of a free man applies proportionately.
- The hadith stays focused on payment toward freedom.
- The report shows that the mukatab's status is measured carefully.
