´It was narrated from 'Umar bin Khattab that :` he asked the people about the ruling of the Prophet (ﷺ) concerning that - concerning a fetus. Hamal bin Malik bin Nabighah stood up and said: “I was between my two wives and one of them struck the other with a tent-pole, killing her and a fetus. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ruled that the blood money for the fetus was a slave, and that she would be killed in retaliation.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
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The fundamental law is the statement and action of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
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If the evidence for any issue is not known, it is necessary to seek evidence from the Qur'an and Hadith.
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The killing of a pregnant woman is the killing of two persons, that is, the mother and the child. The ruling for the woman will be the same as for general murder, i.e., retribution (qisas) or full blood money (diyah), but the blood money (diyah) for the unborn child will be only that of a male or female slave.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2641
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
In some narrations, the name of this second woman is mentioned as Umm ‘Afif.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 4832
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Striking with a heavy piece of wood can be counted as intentional murder (qatl ‘amd).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4572
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه البخاري، الطب، باب الكهانة، حديث:5758، ومسلم، القسامة، باب دية الجنين، حديث:1681، وحديث ابن عباس: أخرجه أبوداود، الديات، حديث:4572، والنسائي، القسامة، حديث:4822، 4832، وابن حبان (الإحسان): 7 /605، حديث:5989، والحاكم.»©Explanation:
Clarification: «حضرت حمل بن نابغہ رضی اللہ عنہ » ("Ha" and "Meem" both have a fatha) Haml bin Malik bin Nabigha al-Hudhali was a Companion (Sahabi).
Abu Nadlah was his kunyah, and he was a resident of Basrah.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 1002