A ghurra is one-twentieth of the full blood-money. If the child is delivered alive and then dies, the offender must pay the whole blood-money. If the fetus is expelled dead and the mother later dies, he is liable for both the mother’s blood-money and a ghurra. But if the mother dies first and then miscarries a dead fetus, only the mother’s blood-money is due; nothing is owed for the fetus.

Whatever compensation is payable for the fetus becomes its estate and is inherited from it. For the fetus of a slave-woman, the amount is—if the fetus would have been a boy—one-twentieth of what his value would have been had he been born alive, and—if a girl—one-tenth of that hypothetical value. No expiation (kaffāra) is required for a fetus.

The expiation for quasi-intentional or accidental homicide is the emancipation of a believing slave; if this is not possible, then fasting two consecutive months. Feeding the poor does not suffice as a substitute.