أَخْبَرَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَکَرِيَّا بْنِ دِينَارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَی قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَلِيٌّ وَهُوَ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَنْ سِمَاکٍ عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ عَنْ ابنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ کَانَ قُرَيْظَةُ وَالنَّضِيرُ وَکَانَ النَّضِيرُ أَشْرَفَ مِنْ قُرَيْظَةَ وَکَانَ إِذَا قَتَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْظَةَ رَجُلًا مِنْ النَّضِيرِ قُتِلَ بِهِ وَإِذَا قَتَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ النَّضِيرِ رَجُلًا مِنْ قُرَيْظَةَ أَدَّی مِائَةَ وَسْقٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ فَلَمَّا بُعِثَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَتَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ النَّضِيرِ رَجُلًا مِنْ قُرَيْظَةَ فَقَالُوا ادْفَعُوهُ إِلَيْنَا نَقْتُلْهُ فَقَالُوا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَکُمْ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَتَوْهُ فَنَزَلَتْ وَإِنْ حَکَمْتَ فَاحْکُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْقِسْطِ وَالْقِسْطُ النَّفْسُ بِالنَّفْسِ ثُمَّ نَزَلَتْ أَفَحُکْمَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4747
It was narrated from Simak, from ‘Ikrimah, that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “There were (the two tribes of) Quraizah and An-Nadir, and An- Nadir was nobler than Quraizah. If a man of Quraizah killed a man of An NadIr, he would be killed in return, but if a man of An-NadIr killed a man of Quraizah, he would pay a Diyah of one hundred Wasqs of dates. When the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم was sent, a man of An-NadIr killed a man of Quraizah, and they said: ‘Hand him over to us and we will kill him.’ They said: ‘Between us and you (as judge) is the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم .‘ So they came to him, then the following was revealed: “And if you judge, judge with justice between them.” Al-Qist (justice) means a soul for a soul. Then the following was revealed: “Do they then seek the judgment of (the days of) Ignorance?”. (Da’if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020