The Book on Blood Money

كتاب الديات عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Chapter 4: What Has Been Related About Blood-Money For Fingers

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "These and these are the same." referring to the little finger and thumb.

Chapter 7: What Has Been Related About The Gravity Of Killing A Believer

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr

(Another chain) from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr, and it is similar but he did not narrated it in Marfu' form.

Chapter 9: What Has Been Related About A Man Who Kills His Son: Is He To Suffer Requital For Him Or Not ?

Narrated Suraqah bin Malik bin [Ju'shum]

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) judged that the son is to suffer retaliation for [killing] his father, but the father is not to suffer retaliation for [killing] his son."

Chapter 15: What Has Been Related About The Blood-Money For The Fetus

Narrated Abu Hurairah

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) judged that a Ghurrah male slave or female slave be given in the case of a fetus. The one of the judgement was made against said: 'Should we give something for one who did not drink, not eat, nor cry out to shed a tear, the likes of which is useless?' So the Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'This is the speech of a poet. Rather it requires a Ghurrah: a male slave or a female slave.'"

Chapter 20: What Has Been Related About Qisas

Narrated 'Imran bin Husain

"A man bit the hand of another man. The man who was bitten pulled his hand out, causing two of his incisors (teeth) to fall out. They brought their case of the Prophet (ﷺ). So he said: "One of you bites his brother like the stallion bites? There is no blood-money for you.' So Allah Most High revealed: Wounds, equal for equal."

Chapter 22: What Has Been Related About: Whoever Is Killed Over His Wealth, Then He Is A Martyr

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr

(Another chain of narration) from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr, from the Prophet (ﷺ) with similar meaning.

Chapter 1: What Has Been Related About Blood Money, How Many Camels Is It?

Narrated Ibn Mas'ud

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) judged for the accidental blood-Money: Twenty Bint Makhad, twenty make Ibn Makhad, twenty Bint Labunm twenty Jadha'ah, and twenty Hiqqah.(Another chain) with similar meaning.

Chapter 3: What Has Been Related About The Mawadih [Wounds that expose a bone]

Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib

from his father, from his grandfather that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Regarding the Mawadih; five, five."

Chapter 4: What Has Been Related About Blood-Money For Fingers

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The blood-money for the fingers on the hands and (the toes of) the feet is the same: Ten camels for each finger."

Chapter 6: What Has Been Related About One Whose Head Was Fractured With A Rock

Narrated Anas

that a girl went out in Al-Madinah wearing some silver ornaments. A Jew grabbed her and fractured her head with a stone, and he took the jewelry she had on. He said: "She was found with some spark of life in her, and was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: 'Did such and such person strike you?' She nodded 'no' with her head. He said: 'Such and such?' until he named the Jew and she nodded 'yes' with her head." He said: "He was brought and recognized so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered that his head be crushed between two stones."

Chapter 8: Judgements For Cases Involving Bloodshed

Narrated 'Abdullah

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Indeed the first cases to be judged between the people are those of bloodshed."

Narrated Abul-Hakam Al-Bajali

"I heard Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri and Abu Hurairah mentioning from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that he said: 'If the inhabitants of the heavens and the inhabitants of the earth all took part in shedding the blood of believer, then Allah would cast them (all) in the Fire."

Chapter 10: What Has Been Related About 'The Blood Of A Muslim Man Is Not Lawful Except For One Of Three Cases'

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The blood of a Muslim man, who testifies that none has the right to be worshipped Allah, is not lawful except for one of three cases: The (previously married or) married adulterer, a life for a life, and the one who leaves the religion and parts from the Jama'ah (the community of Muslims.)

Chapter 13: What Has Been Related About The Guardian Of One Who Was Killed Deciding Between Qisas or Pardon

Narrated Abu Hurairah

"A man was killed during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), so the killer was brought to the man's guardian. The killer said: 'O Messenger of Allah! By Allah! I did not mean to kill him.' So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Then if what he is saying is true, and you kill him, you would enter the Fire.' So he let the man go." He said: "His hands were bound behind him with a Nis'ah." He said: "So he left, dragging his Nis'ah." [He said:] "So he was called Dhan-Nis'ah'."

Chapter 21: What Has Been Related About Imprisoning For An Accusation

Narrated Bahz bin Hakim

from his father, from his grandfather, that the Prophet (ﷺ) imprisoned a man for an accusation, then he let him go.

Chapter 22: What Has Been Related About: Whoever Is Killed Over His Wealth, Then He Is A Martyr

Narrated Sa'eed bin Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever is killed over his wealth then he is a martyr. [And whoever steals a hand-span of land, he will bear seven earths on the Day of Resurrection.]"

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever is killed over his wealth, then he is martyr."

Narrated Zaid

that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "Whoever is killed over his wealth then he is a martyr, and whoever is killed over his religion, then he is a martyr, and whoever is killed over his blood, then he is martyr, and whoever is killed over his family, then he is martyr."