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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب الدياتBook of Blood Money
Blood money for killing a slave explained
Hadith 909
اُردوEn
اَخْبَرَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ صَاحِبُ الدَّسْتَوَائِیِّ۔ حَدَّثَنِیْ اَبِیْ، عَنْ یَحْیَی بْنِ اَبِیْ کَثِیْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِیْ عِکْرِمَةُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: یُؤَدَّی الْمُکَاتِبُ بِقَدْرِ مَا اَدّٰی دِیَۃِ الْحُرِّ، وَمَا رَقَّ مِنْهُ دِیَةُ الْمَمْلُوْكِ.
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace be upon him) said: "If a mukatab (a slave with a contract of manumission) is killed, the blood money for the portion he has paid for his freedom will be given as that of a free man, and for the portion he remains a slave, the blood money will be given as that of a slave."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
A mukatab is a slave who has made an agreement with his master that he will become free upon paying a specified sum. From the mentioned hadith, it is understood that when a mukatab slave has paid a portion of his contract amount and is then killed, his blood money (diyah) should be given in such a way that for the portion in which he is free, the diyah of a free man is paid, and for the portion in which he remains a slave, the diyah of a slave is paid. For example, if a free man kills someone, the diyah is one hundred camels. If a slave does so, it is fifty camels. Now, if he is half free and half slave, then half of the diyah for freedom, i.e., twenty-five camels, and half of the diyah for slavery, i.e., twelve camels and one young camel, will be paid.
A mukatab is a slave who has made an agreement with his master that he will become free upon paying a specified sum. From the mentioned hadith, it is understood that when a mukatab slave has paid a portion of his contract amount and is then killed, his blood money (diyah) should be given in such a way that for the portion in which he is free, the diyah of a free man is paid, and for the portion in which he remains a slave, the diyah of a slave is paid. For example, if a free man kills someone, the diyah is one hundred camels. If a slave does so, it is fifty camels. Now, if he is half free and half slave, then half of the diyah for freedom, i.e., twenty-five camels, and half of the diyah for slavery, i.e., twelve camels and one young camel, will be paid.
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 909
