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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Meaning of the Word Ghurrah in the Blood Money for a Fetus

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Question:
The Shaykh’s case: May Allah inform you that the blood money for a fetus is a ghurrah, a male or female slave. What is the meaning of the word ghurrah?

Answer:
Ghurrah originally refers to the white mark on the forehead of a horse. It then came to be used for a male or female slave by way of auspiciousness.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 76 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الديات|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:36)

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