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Sunan Abi Dawud 3334 (Book 23, Hadith 9) #23624
Abolishment of Usury and Blood-Vengeance in Pre-Islamic Period

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the abolishment of usury and blood-vengeance from the pre-Islamic period, with a special mention of al-Harith ibn AbdulMuttalib.

Narrated Sulaiman b. 'Amr: On the authority of his father: I heard the Messenger of Allah say in the Farewell Pilgrimage: "Lo, all claims to usury of the pre-Islamic period have been abolished. You shall have your capital sums, deal not unjustly and you shall not be dealt with unjustly. Lo, all claims for blood-vengeance belonging to the pre-Islamic period have been abolished. The first of those murdered among us whose blood-vengeance I remit is al-Harith ibn AbdulMuttalib, who suckled among Banu Layth and killed by Hudhayl". He then said: O Allah, have I conveyed the message? They said: Yes, saying it three times. He then said: O Allah, be witness, saying it three times.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبِيبُ بْنُ غَرْقَدَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ أَلاَ إِنَّ كُلَّ رِبًا مِنْ رِبَا الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَوْضُوعٌ لَكُمْ رُءُوسُ أَمْوَالِكُمْ لاَ تَظْلِمُونَ وَلاَ تُظْلَمُونَ ‏.‏ أَلاَ وَإِنَّ كُلَّ دَمٍ مِنْ دَمِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَوْضُوعٌ وَأَوَّلُ دَمٍ أَضَعُ مِنْهَا دَمُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ كَانَ مُسْتَرْضَعًا فِي بَنِي لَيْثٍ فَقَتَلَتْهُ هُذَيْلٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا نَعَمْ ‏.‏ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ

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usury  *  vengeance  *  period

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Do justice & forgive others
EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is conveying a message to his followers that all claims to usury and blood vengeance from the pre-Islamic period have been abolished. He then mentions al-Harith ibn AbdulMuttalib as an example for whom he remits any claim for blood vengeance. The Prophet ﷺ then asks Allah three times if he has conveyed the message correctly and Allah witnesses it three times as well. This hadith teaches us that justice should be done in all matters and that we should not take revenge or practice usury which was common during pre Islamic period but has now been abolished by Allah's commandment through His Messenger ﷺ .

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