Hadith #40

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ ‏ ‏قَالَ ‏ ‏فِي الْجَنِينِ ‏ ‏غُرَّةٌ ‏ ‏عَبْدٌ أَوْ أَمَةٌ فَقَالَ الَّذِي قُضِيَ عَلَيْهِ أَيَعْقِلُ مَنْ لَا أَكَلَ وَلَا شَرِبَ وَلَا صَاحَ وَلَا ‏ ‏اسْتَهَلَّ ‏ ‏فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ ‏ ‏يُطَلُّ ‏ ‏فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ لَقَوْلُ شَاعِرٍ فِيهِ ‏ ‏غُرَّةٌ ‏ ‏عَبْدٌ أَوْ أَمَةٌ ‏

English Translation

And with the same chain of narration, he ﷺ said regarding the fetus: 'A ghurrah — a male or female slave (as blood money).' The one against whom the judgment was made said: 'Should I pay blood money for one who did not eat, did not drink, did not cry, and did not make a sound at birth? Such a case should be disregarded!' He ﷺ said: 'This is the speech of a poet. In it is a ghurrah — a male or female slave.'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 21, Hadith 40

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 9278

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