45/39, 40: Chapter
Sunan an-Nasai 4819 — Miscarriage and Ghurrah Diyah
The Diyah For A Woman's Fetus
Hadith About Ghurrah Diyah for Miscarriage
Sunan an-Nasai : 4819
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4819
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَتَيْنِ، مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَمَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا الأُخْرَى فَطَرَحَتْ جَنِينَهَا فَقَضَى فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِغُرَّةٍ عَبْدٍ أَوْ وَلِيدَةٍ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
There were two women of Hudhail during the time of the Messenger of Allah, one of whom threw something at the other and caused her to miscarry. The Messenger of Allah ruled that (Diyah of) a male or female slave be paid for that.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4819In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 114English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4823
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4819
This hadith gives a brief version of the Hudhail case. During the time of the Messenger of Allah, one of two women threw something at the other and caused her to miscarry. The Messenger of Allah ruled that a male or female slave be paid for that. The main topic is fetus diyah, also called ghurrah in related wording. The report does not mention the woman's death, the heirs, or the objection found in another narration. So this explanation stays with the details given here: a thrown object caused miscarriage, and the Prophet set compensation for the unborn child. It is a focused hadith about blood money for fetal loss.
What we learn from this hadith
- The miscarriage was caused by one woman throwing something at another.
- The Prophet ruled that a male or female slave be paid.
- The hadith focuses on compensation for the unborn child.
- The brief wording should not be stretched beyond the details it gives.
