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Narrated Amr Bin Suhaib: On his father authority; said that his grandfather reported that the value of the blood-money at the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was eight hundred dinars or eight thousand dirhams; and the blood-money for the people of the Book was half of that for Muslims. He said: This applied till Umar Allah be pleased with him became caliph and he made a speech in which he said: Take note! Camels have become dear. So Umar fixed the value for those who possessed gold at one thousand dinars; for those who possessed silver at twelve thousand dirhams ; for those who possessed cattle at two hundred cows; for those who possessed sheep at two thousand sheep; and for those who possessed suits of clothing at two hundred suits. He left the blood-money for dhimmis protected people as it was; not raising it in proportion to the increase he made in the blood-wit.