سنن نسائی · Hadith 4868

It was narrated from Abu Bakr bin Muhammad bin ‘Amr bin Hazm, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم wrote a letter to the people of Yemen, included in which were the rules of inheritance, the Sunan and the (rules concerning) blood money. He sent it with ‘Amr bin Hazm and it was read to the people of Yemen. Its contents were as follows: “From Muhammad the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم to Shurahbil bin ‘Abd Kulal, Nu’aim bin ‘Abd Kulal, Al—Harith bin ‘Abd KuIaI, Qail Dhil-Ru’ain, Mu’afir and Hamdan. to proceed” — And in this letter it said that whoever kills a believer for no just reason is to be killed in return, unless the heirs of the victim agree to pardon him. For killing a person, the Diyah is one hundred camels. For the nose, if it is cut off completely, Diyah must be paid. For the tongue, Diyah must be paid; for the lips, Diyah must be paid; for the testicles, Diyah must be paid; for the penis, Diyah must be paid; for the backbone, Diyah must be paid; for the eyes, Diyah must be paid; for one leg, half the Diyah must be paid; for a blow to the head that reaches the brain, one-third of the Diyah must be paid; for a stab wound that penetrates deeply into the body, one-third of the Diyah must be paid; for a blow that breaks the bone, fifteen camels must be given; for every digit of the hands or feet, ten camels must be given; for a tooth, five camels must be given; for an injury that exposes the bone, five camels must be given. A man may be killed in return for (killing) a woman, and those who deal in gold must pay one thousand Dinars. (Da’if). Muhammad bin Bakkar bin Bilal differed with him:

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020