Sunan Abi Dawud · Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat)
باب فِي تَرْكِ الْقَوَدِ بِالْقَسَامَةِ
Chapter: Not Retaliating On The Basis Of Qasamah.
4 hadith · references 4523–4526
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Abu Dawud · 4523تَأْتُونِي بِالْبَيِّنَةِ عَلَى مَنْ قَتَلَ هَذَا ، قَالُوا : مَا لَنَا بَيِّنَةٌ ، قَالَ : فَيَحْلِفُونَ لَكُمْ ، قَالُوا : لَا نَرْضَى بِأَيْمَانِ الْيَهُودِ ، فَكَرِهَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَNarrated Bashir bin Yasar: That a man of the Ansar called Sahl bin Abi Hathmah told him that some people of his tribe went to Khaibar and separated there. They found one of them slain. They said to those with whom they h5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4524لَكُمْ شَاهِدَانِ يَشْهَدَانِ عَلَى قَتْلِ صَاحِبِكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمْ يَكُنْ ثَمَّ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِنَّمَا هُمْ يَهُودُ وَقَدْ يَجْتَرِئُونَ عَلَى أَعْظَمَ مِنْ هَذَا ، قَالَ : فَاخْتَNarrated Rafi ibn Khadij: A man of the Ansar was killed at Khaybar and his relatives went to the Prophet ﷺ and mentioned that to him. He asked: Have you two witnesses who can testify to the murderer of your friend? They 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4525إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَتَبَ إِلَى يَهُودَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ وُجِدَ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ قَتِيلٌ فَدُوهُ ، فَكَتَبُوا يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ خَمْسِينَ يَمِينًا مَا قَتَلْنَاهُ وَلَا عَلِمْنَا قNarrated Abdur-Rahman bin Bujaid: I swear by Allah, Sahl had a misunderstanding about this tradition. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote to the Jews: A slain man has been found amongnst you, so pay his bloodwit. They wrote (5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4526أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِلْيَهُودِ وَبَدَأَ بِهِمْ : يَحْلِفُ مِنْكُمْ خَمْسُونَ رَجُلًا ، فَأَبَوْا ، فَقَالَ لِلْأَنْصَارِ : اسْتَحِقُّوا ، قَالُوا : نَحْلِفُ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ يَا رَسُوNarrated Abu Salamah bin Abdur-Rahman and Sulaiman bin Yasar: On the authority of some men of the Ansar: The Prophet ﷺ said to the Jews and started with them: Fifty of you should take the oaths. But they refused (to take7 narrators