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Sunan an-Nasai 4849 — Fingers Ten Each
Diyah For Fingers.
Fingers Ten Each: Ibn Abbas Report on Diyah
Sunan an-Nasai : 4849
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4849
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ الأَصَابِعُ عَشْرٌ عَشْرٌ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The (Diyah for) fingers are ten each.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4849In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 144English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4853
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4849
This report from Ibn Abbas states that the diyah for fingers is ten each. The wording is very brief, but it matches the repeated theme in this batch of Hadiths: fingers have a set amount in diyah. The report does not mention camels in the translation line, but nearby narrations in the same supplied group mention ten camels for each finger. For readers searching for Ibn Abbas finger diyah, fingers ten each hadith, or Islamic blood money for fingers, this report gives a clear supporting statement. The safest way to read it is to keep to the text: the fingers are assigned ten each in diyah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas stated that the diyah for fingers is ten each.
- The report supports a fixed amount for finger injuries.
- The wording is short, so the teaching should stay within the stated point.
