سنن نسائی · Hadith 4727

It was narrated from Yahya, from Bushair bin Yasá, from Sahl bin Abi Hathmah who said — and I think he said: and from Rafi’ bin Khadij, the two of them said — “Abdullah bin Sahl bin Zaid and Mubayy bin Mas’ud went out until when they reached Khaibar, they went their separate ways. Then Mu found ‘Abdullah bin Sahl slain, so he buried him. Then he came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم along with uwayy bin Mas’ud and ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl, who was the youngest of them. ‘Abdur Rahman started to speak before his two companions, but the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said to him: “Let the elder speak first.” So he fell silent and his two companions spoke, then he spoke with them. They told the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم about the killing of ‘Abdullah bin Sahi, and he said to them: “Will you swear fifty oaths, then you will receive compensation, or be entitled to retaliate?” They said: “How can we swear an oath when we did not witness what happened?” He said: “Then can the Jews swear fifty oaths declaring their innocence?” They said: “How can we accept the oath of a disbelieving people?” When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم saw that, he paid the blood money (himself). (Sahih)

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020