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Sunan an-Nasai 4847 — Thumb and Little Finger Diyah
Diyah For Fingers.
Thumb and Little Finger Diyah: A Hadith on Equal Treatment
Sunan an-Nasai : 4847
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4847
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، رضى الله عنهما عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ سَوَاءٌ " . يَعْنِي الْخِنْصَرَ وَالإِبْهَامَ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet said: "this and this are the same,": meaning the little finger and the thumb.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4847In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 142English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4851
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4847
This Hadith about diyah for fingers gives a focused example. Ibn Abbas narrated that the Prophet said, “This and this are the same,” meaning the little finger and the thumb. The report points to equality between these two fingers in the matter being discussed. It does not mention a number in this wording, but it sits with nearby narrations in the supplied batch that speak about finger diyah. For people searching for thumb and little finger hadith, fingers are equal hadith, or diyah for fingers in Islam, the main message is that size or position is not used here to separate the little finger and thumb. The text keeps the lesson direct.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith names the little finger and thumb as the same in the stated ruling.
- It does not make size the basis for difference in this example.
- The report supports the wider idea of equal treatment for fingers in these narrations.
