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Sunan an-Nasai 4717 (Book 45, Hadith 12) #19250
Settling Disputes with Oaths

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) settled a dispute between two parties by having them swear an oath and paying the blood money himself.

It was narrated that Sahl bin Abi Hathmah said: "Abdullah bin Sahl was found slain, and his brother, and two paternal uncles, Hawayyisah and Muhayyisah, who were the paternal uncles of 'Abdullah bin Sahl, came to the Messenger of Allah'.Abdur-Rahman started to speak, but the Messenger of Allah said: "Let the elders speak first". They said: "O Messenger of Allah, we found 'Abdullah bin Sahl slain in one of the dry wells of Khaibar". The prophet 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 Mushrikun?" So the Messenger of Allah paid the blood money himself. (Sahih) Malik narrated this in Mursal from.
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ، قَالَ وُجِدَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَهْلٍ قَتِيلاً فَجَاءَ أَخُوهُ وَعَمَّاهُ حُوَيِّصَةُ وَمُحَيِّصَةُ وَهُمَا عَمَّا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَذَهَبَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ يَتَكَلَّمُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ الْكُبْرَ الْكُبْرَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالاَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ سَهْلٍ قَتِيلاً فِي قَلِيبٍ مِنْ بَعْضِ قُلُبِ خَيْبَرَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ مَنْ تَتَّهِمُونَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا نَتَّهِمُ الْيَهُودَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَفَتُقْسِمُونَ خَمْسِينَ يَمِينًا أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ قَتَلَتْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ نُقْسِمُ عَلَى مَا لَمْ نَرَ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَتُبَرِّئُكُمُ الْيَهُودُ بِخَمْسِينَ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَقْتُلُوهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ نَرْضَى بِأَيْمَانِهِمْ وَهُمْ مُشْرِكُونَ فَوَدَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ ‏.‏ أَرْسَلَهُ مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ

TOPICS
oath  *  money  *  dispute  *  justice  *  yamin  *  diyat  *  nizaam  *  adl  *  yamna  *  zanna  *  iqrar

QUICK LESSONS:
Stand up for what is right and practice justice & fairness when settling disputes between people or groups regardless of their beliefs or backgrounds .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how the Prophet Muhammad settled a dispute between two parties. Two paternal uncles of Abdullah bin Sahl came to the Prophet after their nephew was found slain in one of Khaibar's dry wells. They suspected that it was done by the Jews but they could not swear an oath as they did not witness it themselves. The Prophet then asked if the Jews would be willing to swear fifty oaths declaring that they did not kill him but since they were non-believers their oaths could not be accepted either. In order to settle this dispute fairly and justly, the Prophet paid for the blood money himself out of his own pocket as a sign of justice and fairness towards both sides involved in this case. This hadith teaches us that justice should always prevail over any other considerations when settling disputes between people or groups regardless of their beliefs or backgrounds; it also shows us how important it is for us to stand up for what is right even if we have no personal stake in it ourselves like what our beloved prophet did here when he paid for something out of his own pocket even though he was not directly involved in this case at all.

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