45/46, 47: Chapter
Sunan an-Nasai 4857 — Blood Money for Injuries
Mentioning The Hadith of 'Amr Bin Hazm concerning Blood Money, and different Versions
Blood Money for Injuries: Hadith on Diyah Amounts
Sunan an-Nasai : 4857
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4857
قَالَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ الْكِتَابُ الَّذِي كَتَبَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِعَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ فِي الْعُقُولِ " إِنَّ فِي النَّفْسِ مِائَةً مِنَ الإِبِلِ وَفِي الأَنْفِ إِذَا أُوعِيَ جَدْعًا مِائَةً مِنَ الإِبِلِ وَفِي الْمَأْمُومَةِ ثُلُثُ النَّفْسِ وَفِي الْجَائِفَةِ مِثْلُهَا وَفِي الْيَدِ خَمْسُونَ وَفِي الْعَيْنِ خَمْسُونَ وَفِي الرِّجْلِ خَمْسُونَ وَفِي كُلِّ إِصْبَعٍ مِمَّا هُنَالِكَ عَشْرٌ مِنَ الإِبِلِ وَفِي السِّنِّ خَمْسٌ وَفِي الْمُوضِحَةِ خَمْسٌ " .
Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm Narrated from:
The letter which the Messenger of Allah wrote to 'Amr bin Hazm concerning blood money: 'For a soul, one hundred camels; for the nose if it is cut off completely, one hundred camels, for a blow to thread that reaches the brain, one third of the Diyah for a soul; for a stab wound that penetrates deeply, likewise; for a hand fifty; for an eye, fifty, for a foot, fifty; for every fingers, Ten camels for a tooth, five; and for a wound that exposes the bone, five.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4857In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 152English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4861
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4857
This Hadith reports from the letter written to Amr bin Hazm concerning blood money. It lists several amounts: one hundred camels for a soul, one hundred camels for the nose if it is cut off completely, one-third of the diyah for a head wound reaching the brain, the same for a deep stab wound, fifty for a hand, fifty for an eye, fifty for a foot, ten camels for every finger, five for a tooth, and five for a wound that exposes bone. For people searching for blood money hadith, diyah for injuries, or Amr bin Hazm letter, this report gives a compact list of the values stated in the supplied text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith gives a compact list of diyah amounts for different injuries.
- It mentions full, half, one-third, and fixed camel amounts.
- The report connects these amounts to the letter written for Amr bin Hazm.
