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Sunan Ibn Majah 2625 (Book 21, Hadith 11) #31979
Blood Money in Early Islam

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ offered blood money to two men who were arguing for vengeance for a man who was killed in the early days of Islam, but they refused. A man from Banu Laith then suggested that the murderer should be killed and the Prophet ﷺ accepted his suggestion and offered them blood money.

It was narrated that Ziyad bin Sa'd bin Dumairah (said): "My father and my paternal uncle, who were present at Hunain with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ narrated to me: 'The Prophet ﷺ prayed Zuhr, then he sat beneath a tree. Aqra' bin Habis, who was the chief of Khindaf, came to him arguing in defense of Muhallim bin Jaththamah. Uyainah bin Hisn came to him demanding vengeance for 'Amir bin Adbat who was from the tribe of Ashja. The Prophet ﷺ said to them: "Will you accept the blood money?'" But they refused. Then a man from Banu Laith, whose name was Mukaital, stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! By Allah (SWT)! This man who was killed in the early days of Islam is like Sheep that come to drink but stones are thrown at them, so the last of them runs away (ie ,the murderer should be killed)'. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'You will have fifty (camels) while we are traveling and fifty (camels) when we return'. So they accepted the blood money".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ضُمَيْرَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَعَمِّي، وَكَانَا، شَهِدَا حُنَيْنًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالاَ صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ الأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ - وَهُوَ سَيِّدُ خِنْدِفَ يَرُدُّ - عَنْ دَمِ مُحَلِّمِ بْنِ جَثَّامَةَ وَقَامَ عُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ حِصْنٍ يَطْلُبُ بِدَمِ عَامِرِ بْنِ الأَضْبَطِ وَكَانَ أَشْجَعِيًّا فَقَالَ لَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ‏"‏ تَقْبَلُونَ الدِّيَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَبَوْا فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي لَيْثٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ مُكَيْتِلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا شَبَّهْتُ هَذَا الْقَتِيلَ فِي غُرَّةِ الإِسْلاَمِ إِلاَّ كَغَنَمٍ وَرَدَتْ فَرُمِيَتْ فَنَفَرَ آخِرُهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ‏"‏ لَكُمْ خَمْسُونَ فِي سَفَرِنَا وَخَمْسُونَ إِذَا رَجَعْنَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَبِلُوا الدِّيَةَ
TOPICS
money  *  islam  *  vengeance  *  murder  *  diyya  *  qisas

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek justice through peaceful means rather than resorting to violence or revengeful acts .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about an incident that happened during the early days of Islam when two men, Aqra' bin Habis and Uyainah bin Hisn, came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) demanding vengeance for 'Amir bin Adbat who was from their tribe. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) offered them blood money as a form of compensation instead of taking revenge on the murderer. However, they refused this offer until a man from Banu Laith named Mukaital suggested that justice should be served by killing the murderer instead. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) accepted this suggestion and offered them blood money as compensation again which they accepted this time. This hadith teaches us about how justice should always prevail over revenge and how it is important to seek justice through peaceful means rather than resorting to violence or revengeful acts. It also shows us how wise counsel can help resolve conflicts peacefully without any bloodshed or violence being involved.

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