Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 4521

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Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 4521 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 41: Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat). This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Abu Dawud
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 4521
Chapter
41: Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat)
Narrator in the source
Sahl bin Abi Hathmah رضی اللہ عنہ and some senior men of the tribe told that
Compiler
Imam Abu Dawud
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 4521
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي لَيْلَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏هُوَ وَرِجَالٌ مِنْ كُبَرَاءِ قَوْمِهِ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ سَهْلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمُحَيِّصَةَ خَرَجَا إِلَى خَيْبَرَ مِنْ جَهْدٍ أَصَابَهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأُتِيَ مُحَيِّصَةُ فَأُخْبِرَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ سَهْلٍ قَدْ قُتِلَ وَطُرِحَ فِي فَقِيرٍ أَوْ عَيْنٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَتَى يَهُودَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنْتُمْ وَاللَّهِ قَتَلْتُمُوهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ وَاللَّهِ مَا قَتَلْنَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَقْبَلَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ فَذَكَرَ لَهُمْ ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ هُوَ وَأَخُوهُ حُوَيِّصَةُ وَهُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْهُ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَهْلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَذَهَبَ مُحَيِّصَةُ لِيَتَكَلَّمَ وَهُوَ الَّذِي كَانَ بِخَيْبَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ كَبِّرْ كَبِّرْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يُرِيدُ السِّنَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَتَكَلَّمَ حُوَيِّصَةُ ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ مُحَيِّصَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ إِمَّا أَنْ يَدُوا صَاحِبَكُمْ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُؤْذَنُوا بِحَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَتَبُوا إِنَّا وَاللَّهِ مَا قَتَلْنَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِحُوَيِّصَةَ وَمُحَيِّصَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ:‏‏‏‏ أَتَحْلِفُونَ وَتَسْتَحِقُّونَ دَمَ صَاحِبِكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ لَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَتَحْلِفُ لَكُمْ يَهُودُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ لَيْسُوا مُسْلِمِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَوَدَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ مِائَةَ نَاقَةٍ حَتَّى أُدْخِلَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الدَّارَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ سَهْلٌ:‏‏‏‏ لَقَدْ رَكَضَتْنِي مِنْهَا نَاقَةٌ حَمْرَاءُ .

Abdullah bin Abi Sahl and Muhayyasah رضی اللہ عنہما came to Khaibar on account of the calamity (i.e. famine) that befall them. Muhayyasah came and told the Abdullah bin Sahl had been killed and thrown in a well or stream. He hen came to the Jews and said: I swear by Allah, you have killed him. They said: We swear by Allah, we have not killed him. He then proceeded and came to his tribe and mentioned this to them. Then he, his brother Huwayyasah, who was older to him, and Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl came forward (to the Prophet). Muhayyasah began to speak. It was he who was at Khaibar. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then said to him: Let the eldest (speak), let the eldest (speak), meaning age. So Huwayyasah spoke, and after him Muhayyasah spoke. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then said: They should either pay the bloodwit for you friend or they should be prepared for war. So the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم wrote to them about it. They wrote (in reply): We swear by Allah, we have not killed him. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then said to Huwayyasah, Muhayyasah and Abdur-Rahman: Will you take an oath and thus have the claim to the blood of your friend ? They said: No. He (the Prophet) said: The Jews will then take an oath. They said: They are not Muslims. Then the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم himself paid the bloodwit. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then sent on one hundred she-camels and they were entered in their house. Sahl said: A red she-camel of them gave me a kick.

— Sahl bin Abi Hathmah رضی اللہ عنہ and some senior men of the tribe told that

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Collection: Sunan Abu Dawud. Compiler: Imam Abu Dawud. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 4521.

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