سنن نسائی · Hadith 4728

It was narrated from Sahl bin Abi Hathmah and Rafi’ bin Khadij that Muhayysah bin Mas’ud and ‘Abdullah bin Sahl went to Khaibar for some need they had there, and they parted among the palm trees. ‘Abdullah bin Sahl was killed, and his brother ‘Abdur-Rahman bin SahI, and iluwayysah, and Muhis paternal cousins, came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم ‘Abdur-Ral spoke about his brother’s case, but he was the youngest of them, so the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “Let the elders speak first.” So they spoke about their companion, and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم th said: “Let fifty of you swear an oath.” They said: “Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, it is something that we did not witness; how can we swear an oath?” He said: “Then let the Jews swear fifty oaths to their innocence.” They said: “Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, (they are) a disbelieving people.” So the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم paid the blood money himself. Sahl said: “I entered a Mirbad of theirs, and one of those camels kicked me.” (Sahih)

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