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Sunan Abi Dawud 4524 (Book 41, Hadith 31) #24815
Blood-Wit Paid by Prophet ﷺ

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ paid the blood-wit himself when a man of the Ansar was killed at Khaybar and his relatives could not find two witnesses to testify to the murderer.

Narrated Rafi' ibn Khadij: A man of the Ansar was killed at Khaybar and his relatives went to the Prophet and mentioned that to him. He asked: Have you two witnesses who can testify to the murderer of your friend? They replied: Messenger of Allah! there was not a single Muslim present, but only Jews who sometimes have the audacity to do even greater crimes than this. He said: Then choose fifty of them and demand that they take an oath; but they refused and the Prophet paid the blood-wit himself.
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَايَةُ بْنُ رِفَاعَةَ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ أَصْبَحَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ مَقْتُولاً بِخَيْبَرَ فَانْطَلَقَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لَكُمْ 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 ‏"‏ فَاخْتَارُوا مِنْهُمْ خَمْسِينَ فَاسْتَحْلِفُوهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَبَوْا فَوَدَاهُ النَّبِيُّ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ

TOPICS
bloodwit  *  oath  *  witnesses  *  qasamah  *  shuhada

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek justice even in difficult situations; Strive for fairness and equity; Uphold human life; Respect others’ rights; Pay compensation if needed.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man from the Ansar who was killed at Khaybar. His relatives went to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ for help, but they did not have two witnesses who could testify to the murderer. The Prophet ﷺ asked them if they could get fifty people from among those present to take an oath, but they refused. In response, he paid their blood-wit himself as compensation for their loss. This hadith teaches us that justice should be sought even in difficult situations and that we should always strive for fairness and equity in our dealings with others. It also shows us how much importance Islam places on upholding justice and protecting human life, even when it is difficult or inconvenient to do so.

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