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Sunan an-Nasai 4732 (Book 45, Hadith 27) #19265
Justice Between Two Tribes

SUMMARY: This hadith explains the difference between two tribes, Quraizah and An-Nadir, and how justice was to be applied when a man of one tribe killed a man of the other.

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 Qurayza. 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 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'. So they came to him, then the following was revealed: "And if you judge, judge with justice between them".3 Al-Qisl (justice) means a soul for a soul. Then the following was revealed: "Do they then seek the judgment of (the days of) Ignorance?"4
أَخْبَرَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ دِينَارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَلِيٌّ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ صَالِحٍ - عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ قُرَيْظَةُ وَالنَّضِيرُ وَكَانَ النَّضِيرُ أَشْرَفَ مِنْ قُرَيْظَةَ وَكَانَ إِذَا قَتَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْظَةَ رَجُلاً مِنَ النَّضِيرِ قُتِلَ بِهِ وَإِذَا قَتَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ النَّضِيرِ رَجُلاً مِنْ قُرَيْظَةَ أَدَّى مِائَةَ وَسْقٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ فَلَمَّا بُعِثَ النَّبِيُّ قَتَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ النَّضِيرِ رَجُلاً مِنْ قُرَيْظَةَ فَقَالُوا ادْفَعُوهُ إِلَيْنَا نَقْتُلْهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ النَّبِيُّ ‏.‏ فَأَتَوْهُ فَنَزَلَتْ ‏{‏ وَإِنْ حَكَمْتَ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْقِسْطِ ‏}‏ وَالْقِسْطُ النَّفْسُ بِالنَّفْسِ ثُمَّ نَزَلَتْ ‏{‏ أَفَحُكْمَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ

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justice  *  tribes  *  ignorance

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Follow Allah's commands regarding justice
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about two tribes, Quraizah and An-Nadir. The Prophet Muhammad was asked to judge between them when a man of one tribe killed a man of the other. The Prophet Muhammad revealed that justice should be applied in this situation, meaning that if a man of Quraizah killed a man of An-Nadir then he would be killed in return. However, if it was the other way around then the perpetrator would have to pay compensation in form of 100 Wasqs dates. When they were asked to hand over the perpetrator for punishment they said that their judgement should come from Prophet Muhammad himself. Then Allah revealed verses about justice being applied and not following ignorance or old customs which are no longer applicable.

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