What they said on captives of the Jahiliyyah and kinship

Amir (al-Sha'bi) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave judgment concerning the captives of the Age of Ignorance: for a boy, eight camels, and for a woman, ten camels or a ghurrah; ghurrah means a male or female slave.

Imam al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "No one may hold ownership over an Arab. And we will not take anything at all from anyone of what he held when he embraced Islam. Rather, we will assess their value for the Muslims: five camels each."

Riyah bin al-Harith (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave judgment concerning the Arabs whom they had taken captive from one another before Islam, and before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent: whoever knows that someone of his household is a slave in one of the tribes of the Arabs, his ransom is two male slaves for a male slave, and two female slaves for a female slave.