16/15. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1411 — Miscarriage and Ghurrah
What Has Been Related About The Blood-Money For The Fetus
Hadith About Miscarriage and Ghurrah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1411
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1411
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ نَضْلَةَ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَتَيْنِ، كَانَتَا ضَرَّتَيْنِ فَرَمَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا الأُخْرَى بِحَجَرٍ أَوْ عَمُودِ فُسْطَاطٍ فَأَلْقَتْ جَنِينَهَا فَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْجَنِينِ غُرَّةٌ عَبْدٌ أَوْ أَمَةٌ وَجَعَلَهُ عَلَى عَصَبَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ . قَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَأَخْبَرَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ حُبَابٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ نَحْوَهُ . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah Narrated from:
Two Women Co-Wives, (Were Fighting), And One Of Them Hit The Other With A Stone Or A Tent Post, Causing Her To Have A Miscarriage. The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Judged That A Ghurrah Male Or Female Slave Should Be Given For Fetus, And He Required It From The Asabah Of The Woman. (Another Chain) For This Hadith [And It Is Similar To This].
[1] The relatives from her father’s side of the family.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1411In-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 27English translation : Vol. 3, Book 14, Hadith 1411
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1411
This Hadith about miscarriage and ghurrah describes two co-wives who were fighting. One hit the other with a stone or a tent post, and this caused her to miscarry. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم judged that a ghurrah, a male or female slave, should be given for the fetus. The Hadith also says that he required it from the asabah of the woman. The narration is about a real dispute and a legal judgement. It does not turn the matter into personal anger. Instead, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave a set ruling for the harm caused. The main teaching is that harm leading to miscarriage was treated seriously.
What we learn from this hadith
- Violence between people can lead to serious harm.
- The Hadith states a ghurrah judgement for the fetus.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم assigned responsibility in the case.
- The dispute was handled through judgement.
