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Sunan an-Nasai 4829 — Clan Responsibility and Mawla Rights
The Description Of Killing That Resembles Intentional Killing, And Who Is To Pay The Diyah For A Fetus And For A Killing That Resembles Intentional Killing, And Mentioning The Different Wordings Reported In The Narration Of Ibrahim From 'Ubaid Bin Nudailah From Al-Mughirah
Hadith About Clan Blood Money and Mawla Permission
Sunan an-Nasai : 4829
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4829
أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا، يَقُولُ كَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى كُلِّ بَطْنٍ عُقُولَةً وَلاَ يَحِلُّ لِمَوْلًى أَنْ يَتَوَلَّى مُسْلِمًا بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِ .
Jabir Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah ruled that every clan should take part in paying the blood money, and it is not permissible for a freed slave to take a Muslim (other than the one who freed him) as his Mawla (Patron) without the permission (of his former master who set him free)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4829In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 124English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4833
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4829
This hadith reports that the Messenger of Allah ruled that every clan should take part in paying blood money. It also states that it is not permissible for a freed slave to take a Muslim as his Mawla, other than the one who freed him, without permission. The core topic is Diyah and patronage responsibility. The hadith about blood money shows shared clan responsibility in the wording of the report. It also protects the existing Mawla relationship by making permission part of the matter. The text is brief, so the explanation should stay close to what it says: payment responsibility is assigned, and changing patronage without permission is not allowed.
What we learn from this hadith
- Each clan was assigned a share in blood money in this report.
- A freed slave was not allowed to take another Mawla without permission.
- The hadith connects financial responsibility with clear social permission.
