Hazrat Abu Huraira narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gave the verdict of a slave or a slave-girl as compensation (diyat) for a miscarried fetus. The one against whom the verdict was given said, "Should we pay compensation for one who has neither eaten nor drunk, nor has cried or wailed? And such blood is wasted!" So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "This person speaks like a poet." In any case, the compensation (diyat) for a miscarried fetus is a slave or a slave-girl.