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Sunan Abi Dawud 2990 (Book 20, Hadith 63) #23280
Compensating for Loss of Life

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) gave Mujja'ah ibn Mirarah al-Yamani compensation for his brother who was killed by Banu Sadus from Banu Dhuhl.

Narrated Mujja'ah ibn Mirarah al-Yamani: Mujja'ah went to the Prophet asking him for the blood-money of his brother whom Banu Sadus from Banu Dhuhl had killed. The Prophet said: Had I appointed blood-money for a polytheist, I should have appointed it for your brother. But I shall give you compensation for him. So the Prophet wrote (a document) for him that he should be given a hundred camels which were to be acquired from the fifth taken from the polytheists of Banu Dhuhl. So he took a part of them, for Banu Dhuhl embraced Islam. He then asked AbuBakr for them later on, and brought to him the document of the Prophet . So AbuBakr wrote for him that he should be given one thousand two hundred Sa's from the sadaqah of al-Yamamah; four thousand (Sa's) of wheat, four thousand (Sa's) of barley, and four thousand (Sa's) of dates. The text of the document written by the Prophet for Mujja'ah was as follows: "In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. This document is from Muhammad, the Prophet, to Mujja'ah ibn Mirarah of Banu Sulma. I have given him one hundred camels from the first fifth acquired from the polytheist of Banu Dhuhl as a compensation for his brother".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقُرَشِيُّ، قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عِيسَى - كُنَّا نَقُولُ إِنَّهُ مِنَ الأَبْدَالِ قَبْلَ أَنْ نَسْمَعَ أَنَّ الأَبْدَالَ مِنَ الْمَوَالِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الدَّخِيلُ بْنُ إِيَاسِ بْنِ نُوحِ بْنِ مُجَّاعَةَ عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ سِرَاجِ بْنِ مُجَّاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ مُجَّاعَةَ أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ يَطْلُبُ دِيَةَ أَخِيهِ قَتَلَتْهُ بَنُو سَدُوسٍ مِنْ بَنِي ذُهْلٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ لَوْ كُنْتُ جَاعِلاً لِمُشْرِكٍ دِيَةً جَعَلْتُ لأَخِيكَ وَلَكِنْ سَأُعْطِيكَ مِنْهُ عُقْبَى ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَكَتَبَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ بِمِائَةٍ مِنَ الإِبِلِ مِنْ أَوَّلِ خُمُسٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ مُشْرِكِي بَنِي ذُهْلٍ فَأَخَذَ طَائِفَةً مِنْهَا وَأَسْلَمَتْ بَنُو ذُهْلٍ فَطَلَبَهَا بَعْدُ مُجَّاعَةُ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَأَتَاهُ بِكِتَابِ النَّبِيِّ فَكَتَبَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِاثْنَىْ عَشَرَ أَلْفَ صَاعٍ مِنْ صَدَقَةِ الْيَمَامَةِ أَرْبَعَةِ آلاَفٍ بُرًّا وَأَرْبَعَةِ آلاَفٍ شَعِيرًا وَأَرْبَعَةِ آلاَفٍ تَمْرًا وَكَانَ فِي كِتَابِ النَّبِيِّ لِمُجَّاعَةَ ‏"‏ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ هَذَا كِتَابٌ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ لِمُجَّاعَةَ بْنِ مُرَارَةَ مِنْ بَنِي سُلْمَى إِنِّي أَعْطَيْتُهُ مِائَةً مِنَ الإِبِلِ مِنْ أَوَّلِ خُمُسٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ مُشْرِكِي بَنِي ذُهْلٍ عُقْبَةً مِنْ أَخِيهِ

TOPICS
compensation  *  loss  *  fifth  *  polytheists  *  document  *  tazir  *  sadaqah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect all people regardless their faith or beliefs; Give justice even if someone is not a believer in Islam; Be generous and compassionate towards those who are wronged or harmed; Compensate those who have been wronged or harmed.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) response to Mujja'ah ibn Mirarah al-Yamani when he came to him asking for the blood money of his brother who was killed by Banu Sadus from Banu Dhuhl. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) told him that since his brother was a polytheist, he could not give him blood money, but instead gave him compensation in the form of one hundred camels taken from the fifth acquired from the polytheists of Banu Dhuhl. Abu Bakr later added to this compensation with one thousand two hundred Sa's from sadaqah and four thousand each of wheat, barley and dates. This hadith teaches us that even if someone is not a believer in Islam, they should still be compensated if they are wronged or harmed in any way. It also shows us how generous and compassionate our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was towards those who were wronged or harmed regardless of their faith or beliefs.

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