Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Listen! Every blood (lineage), wealth, or any matter that was considered a source of pride in the days of ignorance is under my feet (it has no significance), except for giving water to pilgrims and protecting its (the Ka'bah's) house. Then he said: Listen! The blood money for accidental killing that occurs with a whip or stick is one hundred camels, among which forty should be pregnant (she-camels).

Sayyiduna Abu Shurayh Khuza’i (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever is killed or wounded, his heirs have the right to choose one of three things: they may take retribution (qisas), forgive, or accept blood money (diyah). If they intend a fourth option, restrain their hand. Whoever exceeds the limit after taking any of these rights will abide forever in Hell.

Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that among the Children of Israel, there was only retribution (qisas), not blood money (diyah). Allah Almighty commanded this Ummah (of Muhammad):“O you who believe! Retaliation is prescribed for you in the case of those killed: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But if any remission is made to one by his (aggrieved) brother...”(__QUR_2:178__) (O you who believe! Retaliation has been made obligatory upon you in cases of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the woman for the woman. But if he is pardoned by his brother [the heir of the slain] ...) Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: By pardon, it is meant that in the case of intentional murder, blood money (diyah) is accepted.“Then follow up in a reasonable manner, and pay (the blood money) with good conduct.”(__QUR_2:178__) (So follow up in a reasonable manner and pay with good conduct.) It is obligatory for the one receiving the blood money to follow up in a reasonable manner, and it is obligatory for the one paying the blood money to pay it with good conduct.“This is a concession from your Lord.”(__QUR_2:178__) (This is an ease from your Lord) compared to what was made obligatory upon those before you.“But whoever transgresses after that will have a painful punishment.”(__QUR_2:178__) (Whoever transgresses after that, for him there is a painful punishment.)

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that two women from the tribe of Huzail fought with each other. One struck the other with a stone and killed her along with her unborn child. They brought their dispute to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He decided that the blood money (diyah) for the unborn child is a "ghurra"—that is, a male or female slave. He placed the blood money for the (killed) woman upon the 'aqilah (male relatives) of the killer, and he made the son of the deceased woman, along with the other heirs, her inheritor. Haml bin Nabigha Huzali said: "Why should I pay the blood money for a child who neither ate nor drank, neither spoke nor cried? The blood of such a child is wasted." Upon hearing his rhymed speech, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He is the brother of soothsayers."

Sayyiduna Abu Hadraad (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us on a military expedition, in which I was included, and Abu Qatadah Ansari and Muhallim bin Jathamah bin Qais were also included. As we were going, ‘Amir bin al-Adbat Ashja‘i passed by us and he greeted us with the Islamic greeting of peace. We did not kill him, but then Muhallim bin Jathamah attacked and killed him, and seized his camel and fresh dates that he had with him. When we came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the Qur’an was revealed about us:“O you who believe! When you go forth in the cause of Allah, investigate...”(an-Nisa: 94) until the end of the verse.

‘Urwah bin Zubair says: My father and grandfather were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Battle of Hunayn. They told me: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Zuhr prayer and then sat under the shade of a tree. Aqra‘ bin Habis and ‘Uyaynah bin Badr stood before him. ‘Uyaynah was demanding the blood of the Ashja‘i (the one killed), and Aqra‘ was defending him. So both of them argued for a long time before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Take fifty camels of blood money during the journey and fifty after returning. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept saying this until they agreed to the blood money. When they agreed to take the blood money, they said: Where is your companion (Muhallim), so that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) may seek forgiveness for him? A tall man stood up, wearing a hullah (garment), and was ready to be killed. He sat before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he asked: What is your name? He said: I am Muhallim bin Jathamah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: May Allah not forgive Muhallim bin Jathamah. So he stood up, wiping his tears with his cloak.

Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that there were two co-wives. One of them struck the other with a stone or a tent pole, causing the other’s unborn child to miscarry. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ruled that the blood money (diyah) for the unborn child is a“ghurrah”(a male or female slave), and he placed the payment of the diyah upon the woman’s ‘asaba (male relatives).

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Blood money is due upon every clan.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The blood money for the fingers of the hands and feet is equal, and the blood money for each finger is ten camels.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: For each finger, there is the blood money of ten camels.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) joined the thumb and the little finger together and said: The blood money (diyah) for both of them is equal.