Sunan Abi Dawud 25082

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 […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25079

Umar stood on the pulpit. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition to the same effect as mentioned before. He did not mention “that she should be killed”. This version adds: “a male or a female slave”. Umar then said: Allah is Most Great. Had I not heard it, we would have decided about […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25078

‘Umar asked about the decision of the Prophet (ﷺ) about that (i.e. abortion). Haml b. Malik b. al-Nabhigah got up and said: I was between two women. One of them struck another with a rolling-pin killing both her and what was in her womb. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave judgement that the bloodwit […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25074

A man of Hudhail has two wives. One of them struck her fellow-wife with a tent-pole and killed her and her unborn child. They brought the dispute to the Prophet (ﷺ). One of two men said: How can we pay bloodwit for the one who did not make a noise, or ate, nor drank, nor […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25075

The Prophet (ﷺ) fixed the bloodwit for the slain woman to be paid by the relatives of the woman who had slain her, on the father’s side. Abu Dawud said: In a similar way it has been transmitted by al-Hakam from Mujahid from al-Mughirah.

Sunan Abi Dawud 25076

‘Umar consulted the people about the compensation of abortion of woman. Al-Mughirah b. Shu’bah said: I was present with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he gave judgement that a male or female slave should testify you. So he brought Muhammad b. Maslamah to him. Harun added: He then testified him. Imlas means a man […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25077

Hammad b. Zaid and Hammad b. Salamah transmitted it from Hisham b. ‘Arubah on his father’s authority who said that ‘Umar said…

Sunan Abi Dawud 25070

I found in my notebook from Shaiban and I did not hear from him ; Abu Bakr, a reliable friend of ours, said: Shaiban – Muhammad b. Rashid – Sulaiman b. Musad – ‘Amr b. Suh’aib, On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would fix the blood-money for […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25071

On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather reported the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Blood-wit for what resembles intentional murder is to be made as severe as that for intentional murder, but the culprit is not to be killed. Khalid gave us some additional information on the authority of Ibn Rashid: That (unintentional murder which resembles […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25072

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Blood-wit for every wound which lays bare a bone is five camels.