Hadith 31189

Muwatta Malik

موطأ مالك

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وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، يَقُولُ قَضَى عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فِي الأَضْرَاسِ بِبَعِيرٍ بَعِيرٍ وَقَضَى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ فِي الأَضْرَاسِ بِخَمْسَةِ أَبْعِرَةٍ خَمْسَةِ أَبْعِرَةٍ . قَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ فَالدِّيَةُ تَنْقُصُ فِي قَضَاءِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَتَزِيدُ فِي قَضَاءِ مُعَاوِيَةَ فَلَوْ كُنْتُ أَنَا لَجَعَلْتُ فِي الأَضْرَاسِ بَعِيرَيْنِ بَعِيرَيْنِ فَتِلْكَ الدِّيَةُ سَوَاءٌ وَكُلُّ مُجْتَهِدٍ مَأْجُورٌ .


Yahya related to me from Malik thatYahya ibn Said heard Said ibn al-Musayyab say, ''Umar ibn al-Khattabdecided on a camel for each molar, and Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan decidedon five camels for each molar."Said ibn al-Musayyab said,"The blood-money is less in the judgement of Umar ibn al-Khattab andmore in the judgement of Muawiya. Had it been me, I would have made ittwo camels for each molar. That is the fair blood-money, and every onewho strives with ijtihad is rewarded."

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 43, Hadith 7

Arabic reference: Book 43, Hadith 1576