حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ الْمَعْنَی قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ الْمِسْوَرِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ اسْتَشَارَ النَّاسَ فِي إِمْلَاصِ الْمَرْأَةِ فَقَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَضَی فِيهَا بِغُرَّةٍ عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ فَقَالَ ائْتِنِي بِمَنْ يَشْهَدُ مَعَکَ فَأَتَاهُ بِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْلَمَةَ زَادَ هَارُونُ فَشَهِدَ لَهُ يَعْنِي ضَرْبَ الرَّجُلِ بَطْنَ امْرَأَتِهِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4570
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhramah: Umar consulted the people about the compensation of abortion of woman. Al-Mughirah bin Shubah said: I was present with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he gave judgement that a male or female slave should testify you. So he brought Muhammad bin Maslamah to him. Harun added: He then testified him. Imlas means a man striking the belly of his wife. Abu Dawud said: I have been informed that Abu Ubaid said: It (abortion) is called imlas because the woman causes it to slip before the time of delivery. Similarly, anything which slips from the hand or from some other thing is called malasa (slipped).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020