Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 73 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Blood-wit for every wound which lays bare a bone is five camels. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ أَنَّ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا حُسَيْنٌ، – يَعْنِي الْمُعَلِّمَ – عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ […]
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 74 Narrated ‘Amr b. Suh’aib: On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave judgment that a third of the blood-wit should be paid for an eye fixed in its place. حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ السُّلَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ – […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 75 Narrated Al-Mughirah b. Shu’bah: 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 […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 76 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Mansur through a different chain of narrators and to the same effect. This version adds: The Prophet (ﷺ) fixed the bloodwit for the slain woman to be paid by the relatives of the woman who had slain her, on […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 77 Narrated Al-Miswar b. Makhramah: ‘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 […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 78 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by ‘Umar through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. Abu Dawud said: Hammad b. Zaid and Hammad b. Salamah transmitted it from Hisham b. ‘Arubah on his father’s authority who said that ‘Umar said… حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 79 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: ‘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 […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 80 Narrated Tawus: 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 […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 81 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: About the story of Haml ibn Malik, Ibn Abbas said: She aborted a child who had grown hair and was dead, and the woman also died. He (the Prophet) gave judgment that the blood-wit was to be paid by the woman’s relatives on the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 82 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: One of the two women of Hudhayl killed the other, Each of them had husband and sons. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) fixed the blood-wit for the slain woman to be paid by the woman’s relatives on the father’s side. He declared her husband […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 83 Narrated Abu Hurairah: 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 […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 41, Hadith 84 Narrated Abu Hurairah: About this story: Then the woman, against whom he decided that a male or female should be paid for her, died. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then gave judgement that her sons will inherit from her, and the bloodwit should be paid by her relatives […]