Q
What is the Islamic ruling on compensation for accidental killing and harm to an unborn child?
A
Two women from Hudhail fought with each other and one of them hit the other with a stone that
killed her and what was in her womb. The relatives of the killer and the relatives of the victim
submitted their case to the Prophet (ﷺ) who judged that the Diya for the fetus was a male or female slave,
and the Diya for the killed woman was to be paid by the ‘Asaba (near relatives) of the killer.
killed her and what was in her womb. The relatives of the killer and the relatives of the victim
submitted their case to the Prophet (ﷺ) who judged that the Diya for the fetus was a male or female slave,
and the Diya for the killed woman was to be paid by the ‘Asaba (near relatives) of the killer.
Referensi:
Sahih al-Bukhari 6910, Book 87, Hadith 48
Sahih al-Bukhari 6910, Book 87, Hadith 48
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