سنن نسائی · Hadith 4732

It was narrated that Sahl bin Abi Hathmah said: “Abdullah bin Sahl was found slain, and his brother, and two paternal uncles, uwayy and Huwayisah, who were the paternal uncles of ‘Abdullah bin Sahl, came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم‘Abdur Rahman started to speak, but the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “Let the elders speak first.” They said: “Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, we found ‘Abdullah bin Sahl slain in one of the dry wells of Khaibar.” The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “Whom do you suspect?” They said: “We suspect the Jews.” He said: “Will you swear fifty oaths saying that the Jews killed him?” They said: “How can we swear an oath about something that we did not see?” He said: “Then can the Jews swear fifty oaths declaring that they did not kill him?” They said: “How can we accept their oaths, when they are Mushriki So the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم paid the blood money himself. (Sahih) Malik narrated this in Mursal form.

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