Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: 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 twenty male camels which had entered their second year. It does not beyond Ibn Masud.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
There are three types of killing: 1- Intentional killing (qatl ‘amd):
That is, deliberately using such a weapon by which killing generally occurs.
In this case, retribution (qisas) is taken from the killer.
2. Accidental killing (qatl khata’):
That is, killing occurs by mistake.
In the above hadith, the blood money (diyah) for this type of killing is mentioned.
3. Killing resembling intentional (qatl shibh al-‘amd):
This is the type of killing in which such things are used that do not generally cause death, such as a stick or a whip, etc.
In this, aggravated blood money (diyat mughallazah) is taken, and this is one hundred camels, among which forty must be pregnant she-camels.
2:
The wealth that is given in compensation for the killing of a soul or the loss of any limb of the body is called diyah (blood money).
3:
A she-camel that has completed one year of age.
4:
A she-camel that has completed two years of age.
5:
A camel that has completed four years of age.
6:
A camel that has completed three years of age.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1386