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A Life For A Life

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Darussalam · Volume 5

38. THE BOOK OF AD-DIYĀT (BLOOD MONEY)

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الحديث: 4494 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 168

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4494. It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbās said: “There were (the two tribes of) Quraizah and An-Nadir, and An-Nadir were nobler than Quraizah. If a man from Quraizah killed a man from An-Nadir, he would be killed in return, but if a man from An-Nadir killed a man from Quraizah, one hundred Wasqs of dates would be paid as Diyah. When the Prophet ﷺ was sent, a man from An-Nadir killed a man from Quraizah, and they said: “Hand him over to us so we may execute him.” They said: “Between us and you is the Prophet ﷺ.” So they brought him, and the following “And if you judge, judge with justice between them”[1] was revealed. Justice means a life for a life. Then the Verse “Do they then seek the judgment of (the days of) Ignorance?”[2] was revealed.” (Da’if) Abū Dāwūd said: Quraizah and An-Naḏīr both descended from Hārūn the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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4494 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُوسَى، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ قُرَيْظَةُ وَالنَّضِيرُ، وَكَانَ النَّضِيرُ أَشْرَفَ مِنْ قُرَيْظَةَ، فَكَانَ إِذَا قَتَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْظَةَ رَجُلًا مِنَ النَّضِيرِ قُتِلَ بِهِ، وَإِذَا قَتَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ النَّضِيرِ رَجُلًا مِنْ قُرَيْظَةَ فُودِيَ بِمِائَةِ وَسْقٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ، فَلَمَّا بُعِثَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَتَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ النَّضِيرِ رَجُلًا مِنْ قُرَيْظَةَ، فَقَالُوا: ادْفَعُوهُ إِلَيْنَا نَقْتُلُهُ، فَقَالُوا: بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَتَوْهُ، فَنَزَلَتْ: " {وَإِنْ حَكَمْتَ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْقِسْطِ} [المائدة: 42]، وَالْقِسْطُ: النَّفْسُ بِالنَّفْسِ، ثُمَّ نَزَلَتْ: {أَفَحُكْمَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ} [المائدة: 50] " قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «قُرَيْظَةُ وَالنَّضِيرُ جَمِيعًا مِنْ وَلَدِ هَارُونَ النَّبِيِّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام»

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  1. 1

    [1] Al-Mā'idah 5:42.

  2. 2

    [2] Al-Mā'idah 5:50.