Is the blood money of a man the same as the blood money of a woman?
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The questioner : The questioner, Abu Ahmad from Jazan, asks: Is the blood money of a man the same as the blood money of a woman?
The Shaykh : The blood money of a woman is half that of a man if the amount reaches one-third or more. This is the well-known position in the school of Imam Ahmad. As for amounts less than one-third, they are equal. This is clarified by example: for one finger, the blood money is ten camels, whether it belongs to a man or a woman. For two fingers, it is twenty camels, whether they belong to a man or a woman. For three fingers, it is thirty camels, whether they belong to a man or a woman. For four fingers, it is twenty camels if the fingers belong to a woman, and forty camels if the fingers belong to a man.
The rule is that a man and a woman are equal in blood money as long as the amount does not reach one-third. If it reaches one-third, the woman’s blood money reverts to half that of the man. This is the well-known position in the school of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him), and this is what is practiced. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. The second question...
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : Please, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The blood money is the full blood money for a life.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : One hundred camels for a man and fifty camels for a woman, and their ages differ. In the case of accidental killing, they are the five categories: twenty bint makhad, twenty bint labun, twenty haqqah, twenty jadha'ah, and twenty banu makhad. This is for a man. For a woman, it is ten of each of these five categories. The listener may not know what these terms mean, so we say: bint makhad is a camel that is one year old, bint labun is a camel that is two years old, haqqah is a camel that is three years old, and jadha'ah is a camel that is four years old. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The blood money of a woman is half that of a man if the amount reaches one-third or more. This is the well-known position in the school of Imam Ahmad. As for amounts less than one-third, they are equal. This is clarified by example: for one finger, the blood money is ten camels, whether it belongs to a man or a woman. For two fingers, it is twenty camels, whether they belong to a man or a woman. For three fingers, it is thirty camels, whether they belong to a man or a woman. For four fingers, it is twenty camels if the fingers belong to a woman, and forty camels if the fingers belong to a man.
The rule is that a man and a woman are equal in blood money as long as the amount does not reach one-third. If it reaches one-third, the woman’s blood money reverts to half that of the man. This is the well-known position in the school of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him), and this is what is practiced. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. The second question...
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : Please, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The blood money is the full blood money for a life.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : One hundred camels for a man and fifty camels for a woman, and their ages differ. In the case of accidental killing, they are the five categories: twenty bint makhad, twenty bint labun, twenty haqqah, twenty jadha'ah, and twenty banu makhad. This is for a man. For a woman, it is ten of each of these five categories. The listener may not know what these terms mean, so we say: bint makhad is a camel that is one year old, bint labun is a camel that is two years old, haqqah is a camel that is three years old, and jadha'ah is a camel that is four years old. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.