39. Qasāmah
٣٩۔ كِتَابُ الْقَسَامَةِ
A woman threw a stone at another woman and she aborted. The dispute was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He gave judgment that five hundred sheep should be paid for her (unborn) child, and forbade throwing stones. Abu Dawud said: The version of this tradition goes in this way, i.e. five hundred sheep. What is correct is one hundred sheep. Abu Dawud said: 'Abbas transmitted this tradition this way, but it is misunderstanding. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4578)
أَنَّ امْرَأَةً حَذَفَتِ امْرَأَةً فَأَسْقَطَتْ «فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي وَلَدِهَا خَمْسَمِائَةٍ شَاةً وَنَهَى يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ الْحَذْفِ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَرْسَلَهُ أَبُو نَعِيمٍ
a woman threw pebbles at another woman and the woman who was struck miscarried. The matter was referred to the prophet and he set the blood money for her child at five hundred sheep. And on that day, he forbade throwing pebbles. (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasa'i) said: This is an error, and it must be that the intent was one hundred camels. And the prohibition of throwing pebbles has been related from 'Abdullah bin Buraidah, from 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4814)
أَنَّ امْرَأَةً خَذَفَتِ امْرَأَةً فَأَسْقَطَتِ الْمَخْذُوفَةُ فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ «فَجَعَلَ عَقْلَ وَلَدِهَا خَمْسَمِائَةٍ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ وَنَهَى يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ الْخَذْفِ» قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا وَهْمٌ وَيَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَكُونَ أَرَادَ مِائَةً مِنَ الْغَنَمِ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ النَّهْيُ عَنِ الْخَذْفِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ
"Do not throw pebbles, for the Prophet of Allah forbade throwing pebbles," or "he disliked the throwing of pebbles." Kahmas (one of the narrators) was not sure. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4815)
«لَا تَخْذِفْ فَإِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَنْهَى عَنِ الْخَذْفِ أَوْ يَكْرَهُ الْخَذْفَ» شَكَّ كَهْمَسٌ
"The Messenger of Allah ruled that a slave (should be given as Diyah) for a fetus." Tawus said: "A horse would do in place of a slave." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4816)
حَمَلُ بْنُ مَالِكً «قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْجَنِينِ غُرَّةً» قَالَ طَاوُسٌ الْفَرَسُ غُرَّةٌ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave the judgment that a male or female slave should be given in Qisas for an abortion case of a woman from the tribe of Bani Lihyan (as blood money for the fetus) but the lady on whom the penalty had been imposed died, so the Prophets ordered that her property be inherited by her offspring and her husband and that the penalty be paid by her Asaba. (Using translation from Bukhārī 6740)
قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي جَنِينِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي لِحْيَانَ سَقَطَ مَيِّتًا بِغُرَّةِ عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ الَّتِي قَضَى عَلَيْهَا بِالْغُرَّةِ تُوُفِّيَتْ «فَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِأَنَّ مِيرَاثَهَا لِبَنِيهَا وَزَوْجِهَا وَأَنَّ الْعَقْلَ عَلَى عَصَبَتِهَا»
Two women of Hudhail fought together and one of them threw a stone at the other and killed her. They brought their dispute to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who gave judgement that a male or female slave of the best quality should be given as compensation for her unborn child, and he fixed it to be paid by the woman's relatives on the father's side. He made her sons and those who were with them her heirs. Hamal b. Malik b. al-Nabighah al-Hudhali said: Messenger of Allah ! how should I be fined for one who has not drunk, or eaten or spoken, or raised his voice? - adding that compensation is not to be paid for such (an offense). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: This man simply belong to the soothsayers on account of his rhymed prose which he has used. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4576)
أَنَّهُ قَالَ اقْتَتَلَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ فَرَمَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا الْأُخْرَى بِحَجَرٍ وَذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا فَقَتَلَتْهَا وَمَا فِي بَطْنِهَا فَاخْتَصَمُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّ دِيَةَ جَنِينِهَا غُرَّةٌ عَبْدٌ أَوْ وَلِيدَةٌ وَقَضَى بِدِيَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى عَاقِلَتِهَا وَوَرَّثَهَا وَلَدَهَا وَمَنْ مَعَهُمْ فَقَالَ حَمَلُ بْنُ النَّابِغَةِ الْهُذَلِيُّ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ أُغَرَّمُ مَنْ لَا شَرِبَ وَلَا أَكَلَ وَلَا نَطَقَ وَلَا اسْتَهَلَّ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ يُطَلُّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّمَا هَذَا مِنْ إِخْوَانِ الْكُهَّانِ مِنْ أَجْلِ سَجْعِهِ الَّذِي سَجَعَ»
there were two women of Hudhail during the time of the Messenger of Allah, one of whom threw something at the other and caused her to miscarry. The Messenger of Allah ruled that (Diyah of ) a male or female slave be paid for that. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4819)
أَنَّ امْرَأَتَيْنِ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ فِي زَمَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَمَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا الْأُخْرَى فَطَرَحَتْ جَنِينَهَا «فَقَضَى فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِغُرَّةٍ عَبْدٍ أَوْ وَلِيدَةٍ»
the Messenger of Allah ruled that for a fetus which is killed in the mother's womb, a male or female slave be given (as Diyah). The one against whom he passed this ruling said: "How can I pay blood money for one who neither ate nor drank, or shouted or cried (at the moment of birth)? Such a one should be overlooked." The Messenger of Allah said: "This is one of the soothsayers."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4820)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَضَى فِي الْجَنِينِ يُقْتَلُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمَّهِ بِغُرَّةٍ عَبْدٍ أَوْ وَلِيدَةٍ فَقَالَ الَّذِي قَضَى عَلَيْهِ كَيْفَ أُغَرَّمُ مَنْ لَا شَرِبَ وَلَا أَكَلَ وَلَا اسْتَهَلَّ وَلَا نَطَقَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ يُطَلُّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّمَا هَذَا مِنَ الْكُهَّانِ»
a woman struck her co-wife with a tent pole and killed her, and she (the slain woman) was pregnant. She was brought to the Prophet, and the Messenger of Allah ruled that the 'Asabah of the killer should pay the Diyah , and a slavae (should be paid) for the fetus. Her 'Asabah said: "Should Diyah be paid for one who neither ate nor drank, or shouted or cried (at the moment of birth)? Such a one should be overlooked." The prophet said: "Rhyming verse like the verse of the Bedouins." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4821)
أَنَّ امْرَأَةً ضَرَبَتْ ضَرَّتَهَا بِعَمُودِ فُسْطَاطٍ فَقَتَلَتْهَا وَهِيَ حُبْلَى فَأُتِيَ فِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى عَصَبَةِ الْقَاتِلِ بِالدِّيَةِ وَفِي الْجَنِينِ غُرَّةً فَقَالَ عَصَبَتُهَا مَا أَدِي مَنْ لَا طَعِمَ وَلَا شَرِبَ وَلَا صَاحَ فَاسْتَهَلَّ فَمِثْلُ هَذَا يُطَلُّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَسَجْعٌ كَسَجْعِ الْأَعْرَابِ؟»