Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 49 Narrated ‘Amr b. Suh’aib: On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather reported that the value of the blood-money at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was eight hundred dinars or eight thousand dirhams, and the blood-money for the people of the Book was half of […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 41, Types of Blood‑Wit (Kitāb al‑Diyāt), discusses compensation (diyah) for injury, murder, and related cases.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 50 Narrated Ata’ ibn AbuRabah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave judgment that blood-wit for those who possessed camels should be one hundred camels, and for those who possessed cattle two hundred cows, and for those who possessed sheep one thousand sheep, and for those who possessed suits of […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 51 Abu Dawud said: I read out to Sa’id b. Ya’qub al-Taliqini who said: Abu Tumailah transmitted to us, saying: Muhammad b. Ishaq transmitted to us saying: ‘Ata reported Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah as saying: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) fixed; and he mentioned the tradition like that of […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 52 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The blood-wit for accidental killing should be twenty she-camels which had entered their fourth year, twenty she-camels which had entered their fifth year, twenty she-camels which had entered their second year, twenty she-camels which had entered their third year, and […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 53 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: A man of Banu Adi was killed. The Prophet (ﷺ) fixed his blood-wit at the rate of twelve thousand (dirhams). Abu Dawud said: Ibn ‘Uyainah transmitted it from ‘Amr, from ‘Ikrimah, from the Prophet (ﷺ), and he did not mention Ibn ‘Abbas. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 54 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr: (Musaddad’s version has): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made a speech on the day of the conquest of Mecca, and said: Allah is Most Great, three times. He then said: There is no god but Allah alone: He fulfilled His promise, helped His servant, […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 55 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Khalid through the same chain of narrators to the same effect. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَ مَعْنَاهُ . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 55 The above hadith is from the Sunan […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 56 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn ‘Umar from the Prophet (ﷺ) to the same effect. This version has: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) addressed on the day of Conquest, or he said: On the conquest of Mecca on the ladder of the House or […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 57 Narrated Mujahid: ‘Umar gave judgement that bloodwit for quasi-intentional murder should be thirty she-camels in their fourth year, thirty she-camels in their fifth year, and forty pregnant she-camels in their sixth year up to the ninth حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، قَالَ قَضَى […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 58 Narrated ‘Abd Allah (b. Mas’ud): The bloodwit for unintentional murder which resembles intentional is twenty-five she camels which entered their fourth year, twenty five she-camels which had entered their fifth year, twenty five she-camels which had entered their third year, and twenty five camels which had entered their […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 59 Narrated ‘Ali: The bloodwit for unintentional murder is in four parts: twenty five she-camels in their fourth year, twenty five she-camels in their fifth year, twenty five she-camels in their third year, and twenty twenty five she-camels in their second year. وَبِهِ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، وَالأَسْوَدِ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 60 Narrated ‘Uthman b. ‘Affan and Zaid b. Thabit: The bloodwit for what resembled intentional murder should be forty pregnant she-camels in their fifth year, thirty she-camels in their fourth year, and thirty she-camels in their third year. The bloodwit for unintentional murder is thirty she-camels in their fourth […]