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Sunan an-Nasai 4848 — Little Finger and Thumb
Diyah For Fingers.
Little Finger and Thumb: Hadith on Equal Finger Ruling
Sunan an-Nasai : 4848
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4848
أَخْبَرَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، فَهَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ سَوَاءٌ الإِبْهَامُ وَالْخِنْصَرُ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
This and this are the same: The little finger and the thumb (sahih)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4848In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 143English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4852
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4848
This Hadith about the little finger and thumb repeats the point that “this and this are the same,” then identifies them as the thumb and the little finger. The supplied text also marks the narration as sahih. The Hadith is simple and focused. It does not give a long explanation, but it makes the equality between these two fingers clear. For searches like little finger and thumb hadith, thumb diyah in Islam, or equal diyah for fingers, this report is directly relevant. The reader should notice that the wording stays with the two named fingers and does not add extra rules beyond what is stated.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith identifies the thumb and little finger as the same in the ruling.
- The supplied text marks this narration as sahih.
- The wording teaches equality between the named fingers without adding wider details.
