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Sunan an-Nasai 4814 — Miscarriage Diyah and Pebble Throwing
The Diyah For A Woman's Fetus
Hadith About Miscarriage Diyah and the Ban on Pebble Throwing
Sunan an-Nasai : 4814
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4814
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، خَذَفَتِ امْرَأَةً فَأَسْقَطَتِ الْمَخْذُوفَةُ فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَعَلَ عَقْلَ وَلَدِهَا خَمْسَمِائَةٍ مِنَ الْغُرِّ وَنَهَى يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ الْخَذْفِ . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا وَهْمٌ وَيَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَكُونَ أَرَادَ مِائَةً مِنَ الْغُرِّ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ النَّهْىُ عَنِ الْخَذْفِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ .
'Abdullah bin Buraidah Narrated from:
A woman threw pebbles at another woman and the woman who was struck miscarried. The matter was referred to the prophet and he set the blood money for her child at five hundred sheep. And on that day, he forbade throwing pebbles. (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasa'i) said: This is an error, and it must be that the intent was one hundred camels. And the prohibition of throwing pebbles has been related from 'Abdullah bin Buraidah, from 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4814In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 109English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4818
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4814
This hadith describes a woman who threw pebbles at another woman, causing the struck woman to miscarry. The matter was taken to the Prophet, and he set the blood money for her child. The translation gives the amount as five hundred sheep, then includes Abu 'Abdur-Rahman's note that this is an error and that the intended meaning should be one hundred camels. The report also says the Prophet forbade throwing pebbles that day. This hadith about miscarriage diyah is useful because it shows both the legal response to harm and the care of hadith scholars in noting a wording problem. The explanation should keep both parts together without adding extra rulings.
What we learn from this hadith
- The case began with pebble throwing that caused miscarriage.
- The Prophet set blood money for the child in the report.
- The narration includes a correction note about the stated amount.
- The Prophet forbade throwing pebbles on that day.
