سنن نسائی · Hadith 4730

It was narrated that Sahl bin Abi Hathmah said: “Abdullah bin Sahl and Mu bin Mas’ud bin Zaid went to Khaibar, and at that time there was a peace treaty. They went their separate ways to go about their business, then Muhayy came upon ‘Abdullah bin Sahl lying dead in a pool of blood. He buried him, then he came to Al-Madinah. ‘Abdur Raliman bin Sahl and Huwhayy and Muhayy the two Sons of Mas’dd, came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and ‘Abdur-Rallmàn started to speak, but the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “Let the elders speak first,” for he was the youngest of them. So he fell silent and they (the other two) spoke. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “Will you swear fifty oaths, then you will receive compensation or be entitled to retaliate?” They said: “Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, how can we swear an oath when we did not witness and did not see (what happened)?” He said: “Then can the Jews swear fifty oaths declaring their innocence?” They said: “Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, how can we accept the oath of a disbelieving people?” So the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم paid the blood money himself. (Sahih)

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