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Sunan an-Nasai 4821 (Book 45, Hadith 116) #19354
Paying Diyah for Unborn Fetus

SUMMARY: The Prophet ruled that the killer of a pregnant woman should pay Diyah and a slave for the fetus, even though it had not eaten, drunk, shouted or cried.

It was narrated from Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah that: 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 slave (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".
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ تَمِيمٍ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ نُضَيْلَةَ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، ضَرَبَتْ ضَرَّتَهَا بِعَمُودِ فُسْطَاطٍ فَقَتَلَتْهَا وَهِيَ حُبْلَى فَأُتِيَ فِيهَا النَّبِيُّ فَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَلَى عَصَبَةِ الْقَاتِلَةِ بِالدِّيَةِ وَفِي الْجَنِينِ غُرَّةً ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عَصَبَتُهَا أَدِي مَنْ لاَ طَعِمَ وَلاَ شَرِبَ وَلاَ صَاحَ فَاسْتَهَلّ فَمِثْلُ هَذَا يُطَلّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏ "‏ أَسَجْعٌ كَسَجْعِ الأَعْرَابِ

TOPICS
rights  *  diyah  *  asabah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect all life regardless if they are born or unborn; Take responsibility for your actions; Value life in all its forms; Pay compensation when necessary; Follow rhyming verses like those used by Bedouins.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the rights of an unborn fetus. It was narrated from Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah that a woman struck her co-wife with a tent pole and killed her while she was pregnant. The Prophet ruled that the 'Asabah of the killer should pay Diyah as compensation and also pay a slave for the fetus. Her 'Asabah argued that since it had not eaten, drunk, shouted or cried at birth then it should be overlooked but the Prophet disagreed and said "Rhyming verse like the verse of Bedouins". This shows us how important it is to respect all life regardless if they are born or unborn. It teaches us to value life in all its forms and to take responsibility for our actions no matter what stage of life someone is in.

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