87. Diyāt (Blood Money)
٨٧۔ كتاب الديات
Two women from the tribe of Hudhail (fought with each other) and one of them threw (a stone at) the other, causing her to have a miscarriage and Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave his verdict that the killer (of the fetus) should give a male or female slave (as a Diya).
أَنَّ امْرَأَتَيْنِ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ رَمَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا الأُخْرَى فَطَرَحَتْ جَنِينَهَا فَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِيهَا بِغُرَّةٍ عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ
'Umar consulted the companions about the case of a woman's abortion (caused by somebody else). Al-Mughira said: The Prophet ﷺ gave the verdict that a male or female slave should be given (as a Diya). Then Muhammad bin Maslama testified that he had witnessed the Prophet ﷺ giving such a verdict.
الْمُغِيرَةُ قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالْغُرَّةِ عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ فَقَالَ ائْتِ مَنْ يَشْهَدُ مَعَكَ فَشَهِدَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَضَى بِهِ
'Umar asked the people, "Who heard the Prophet ﷺ giving his verdict regarding abortions?" Al-Mughira said, "I heard him judging that a male or female slave should be given (as a Diya)." 'Umar said, "Present a witness to testify your statement." Muhammad bin Maslama said, "I testify that the Prophet ﷺ gave such a judgment."
سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَضَى فِي السِّقْطِ وَقَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ أَنَا سَمِعْتُهُ قَضَى فِيهِ بِغُرَّةٍ عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ قَالَ ائْتِ مَنْ يَشْهَدُ مَعَكَ عَلَى هَذَا فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ أَنَا أَشْهَدُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا
I heard Al-Maghira bin Shuʿba narrating that ʿUmar had consulted them about the case of abortion (similarly as narrated in No. 42).
أَنَّهُ اسْتَشَارَهُمْ فِي إِمْلاَصِ الْمَرْأَةِ مِثْلَهُ