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Sahih Muslim 1683 (Book 28, Hadith 56) #11508
Judgement on Diyat for Abortion

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the judgement of 'Umar b. Khattab regarding the Diyat of abortion of an unborn child, which was that a good quality slave or female slave should be given for it.

Miswar b. Makhrama reported that 'Umar b. Khattab consulted people about the Diyat of abortion of an unborn child. Mughira b. Shu'ba said: I bear witness to the fact that Allah's Messenger gave judgment about it that a good quality of slave or female slave should be given for it. Thereupon 'Umar said: Bring one who may bear witness to you. Then Muhammad b. Maslama bore witness to him.
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ - قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الْمِسْوَرِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ، قَالَ اسْتَشَارَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ النَّاسَ فِي إِمْلاَصِ الْمَرْأَةِ فَقَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ شَهِدْتُ النَّبِيَّ قَضَى فِيهِ بِغُرَّةٍ عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ائْتِنِي بِمَنْ يَشْهَدُ مَعَكَ قَالَ فَشَهِدَ لَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ

TOPICS
abortion  *  slave  *  diyat

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek out witnesses when making decisions so that justice can be served properly and fairly without any bias or prejudice towards any party involved in the matter at hand .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith discusses the judgement given by 'Umar b. Khattab regarding the compensation for abortion of an unborn child in Islamic law known as diyat or blood money. According to this hadith, a good quality slave or female slave should be given as compensation for it and two witnesses were required to bear witness to this judgement - Mughira and Muhammad b Maslama respectively. This shows that Islam places great importance on justice and fairness in all matters even when it comes to compensating someone who has suffered a loss due to another person's actions or negligence. It also teaches us that we must always seek out witnesses when making decisions so that justice can be served properly and fairly without any bias or prejudice towards any party involved in the matter at hand.

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