حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ حَکِيمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ کَانَتْ قِيمَةُ الدِّيَةِ عَلَی عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثَمَانَ مِائَةِ دِينَارٍ أَوْ ثَمَانِيَةَ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ وَدِيَةُ أَهْلِ الْکِتَابِ يَوْمَئِذٍ النِّصْفُ مِنْ دِيَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ فَکَانَ ذَلِکَ کَذَلِکَ حَتَّی اسْتُخْلِفَ عُمَرُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ فَقَامَ خَطِيبًا فَقَالَ أَلَا إِنَّ الْإِبِلَ قَدْ غَلَتْ قَالَ فَفَرَضَهَا عُمَرُ عَلَی أَهْلِ الذَّهَبِ أَلْفَ دِينَارٍ وَعَلَی أَهْلِ الْوَرِقِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا وَعَلَی أَهْلِ الْبَقَرِ مِائَتَيْ بَقَرَةٍ وَعَلَی أَهْلِ الشَّائِ أَلْفَيْ شَاةٍ وَعَلَی أَهْلِ الْحُلَلِ مِائَتَيْ حُلَّةٍ قَالَ وَتَرَکَ دِيَةَ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ لَمْ يَرْفَعْهَا فِيمَا رَفَعَ مِنْ الدِّيَةِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4542
Narrated Amr bin Suhaib: On his father's authority, said that his grandfather reported that the value of the blood-money at the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was eight hundred dinars or eight thousand dirhams, and the blood-money for the people of the Book was half of that for Muslims. He said: This applied till Umar (Allah be pleased with him) became caliph and he made a speech in which he said: Take note! Camels have become dear. So Umar fixed the value for those who possessed gold at one thousand dinars, for those who possessed silver at twelve thousand (dirhams), for those who possessed cattle at two hundred cows, for those who possessed sheep at two thousand sheep, and for those who possessed suits of clothing at two hundred suits. He left the blood-money for dhimmis (protected people) as it was, not raising it in proportion to the increase he made in the blood-wit.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020