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Sunan an-Nasai 4846 — Letter on Finger Diyah
Diyah For Fingers.
Letter on Finger Diyah: Ten Camels Each in Hadith
Sunan an-Nasai : 4846
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4846
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّهُ لَمَّا وُجِدَ الْكِتَابُ الَّذِي عِنْدَ آلِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ الَّذِي ذَكَرُوا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَتَبَ لَهُمْ وَجَدُوا فِيهِ " وَفِيمَا هُنَالِكَ مِنَ الأَصَابِعِ عَشْرًا عَشْرًا " .
Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab Narrated from:
When the letter was found that was with the family of 'Amr bin Hazm, which they said the Messenger of Allah had written to them, they found in it, with regard to fingers, that the Diyah was ten (Camels) for each.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4846In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 141English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4850
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4846
This Hadith about diyah for fingers mentions a letter kept with the family of Amr bin Hazm. The people said it was written for them by the Messenger of Allah. In that letter, they found the ruling that for fingers, the diyah is ten camels each. The report is focused on what was found in the written document. For readers searching for Amr bin Hazm letter, finger diyah hadith, or ten camels for each finger, this narration connects the same ruling to a written record. The text does not add more detail about every injury here. It simply confirms the finger amount found in the letter.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith reports a written mention of diyah for fingers.
- The amount stated for each finger is ten camels.
- The report shows the same finger ruling being preserved in a letter.
