29/19. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2111 — Fetus Compensation and Estate
What has been Related About 'The Inheritance Is For The Heir And The 'Aql (Blood-Money) Is Due From The 'Asabah (Relatives From The Fathers Side')
Gurrah for Fetus and Inheritance Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2111
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2111
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قال حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَضَى فِي جَنِينِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي لَحْيَانَ سَقَطَ مَيِّتًا بِغُرَّةٍ عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ الَّتِي قُضِيَ عَلَيْهَا بِالْغُرَّةِ تُوُفِّيَتْ فَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ مِيرَاثَهَا لِبَنِيهَا وَزَوْجِهَا وَأَنَّ عَقْلَهَا عَلَى عَصَبَتِهَا . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَرَوَى يُونُسُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ وَأَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ وَرَوَاهُ مَالِكٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَمَالِكٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُرْسَلٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah(S.A.W) Judged The Payment Of A Gurrah Male Or Female Slave In The Case Of A Woman'S Fetus From Banu Libyan Which Miscarried. Then The Woman Who Was Required To Give The Gurrah Died, So The Messenger Of Allah(S.A.W) Judged That Her Inheritance Be Given To Her Children And Her Husband, And That Her Blood-Money Be Paid By Her 'Asabah.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2111In-book reference : Book 29, Hadith 22English translation : Vol. 4, Book 3, Hadith 2111
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2111
This Hadith combines two matters: compensation for a miscarried fetus and the inheritance of a woman who died afterward. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah judged the payment of a gurrah, a male or female slave, in the case of a fetus from Banu Lihyan that miscarried. Then the woman who was required to give the gurrah died. The Prophet judged that her inheritance should go to her children and husband, and that her blood-money should be paid by her asabah. The explanation should not mix this with unrelated cases. The Hadith is about a specific judgment: fetus compensation, the woman’s heirs, and who bears her blood-money obligation.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith mentions gurrah as compensation in the case of the miscarried fetus.
- The woman’s inheritance was given to her children and husband.
- Her blood-money was placed upon her asabah in this report.
- The narration shows that estate and liability questions were handled separately.
