Sahih Muslim Book - 28, Hadith - 4342

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى - وَهُوَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ - عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِى حَثْمَةَ - قَالَ يَحْيَى وَحَسِبْتُ قَالَ - وَعَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ أَنَّهُمَا قَالاَ خَرَجَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَهْلِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَمُحَيِّصَةُ بْنُ مَسْعُودِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَا بِخَيْبَرَ تَفَرَّقَا فِى بَعْضِ مَا هُنَالِكَ ثُمَّ إِذَا مُحَيِّصَةُ يَجِدُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ سَهْلٍ قَتِيلاً فَدَفَنَهُ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- هُوَ وَحُوَيِّصَةُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَهْلٍ وَكَانَ أَصْغَرَ الْقَوْمِ فَذَهَبَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ لِيَتَكَلَّمَ قَبْلَ صَاحِبَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « كَبِّرِ ». الْكُبْرَ فِى السِّنِّ فَصَمَتَ فَتَكَلَّمَ صَاحِبَاهُ وَتَكَلَّمَ مَعَهُمَا فَذَكَرُوا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَقْتَلَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ « أَتَحْلِفُونَ خَمْسِينَ يَمِينًا فَتَسْتَحِقُّونَ صَاحِبَكُمْ ». أَوْ « قَاتِلَكُمْ ». قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ نَحْلِفُ وَلَمْ نَشْهَدْ قَالَ « فَتُبْرِئُكُمْ يَهُودُ بِخَمْسِينَ يَمِينًا ». قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ نَقْبَلُ أَيْمَانَ قَوْمٍ كُفَّارٍ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَعْطَى عَقْلَهُ.

It was narrated from Sahl bin Abi Hathmah - Yahya said: "I think he said: 'And from Rafi' bin Khadij"' - that they said: "'Abdullah bin Sahl bin Zaid and Muhaisah bin Mas'ud bin Zaid went out, and when they were in Khaibar they parted. Then Muhaisah found 'Abdullah bin Sahl slain, so he buried him. Then he came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) along with Huwaisah bin Mas'ud and 'Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl, who was the youngest of the people. 'Abdur-Rahman began to speak before his two companions, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to him: 'Let the eldest speak.' So he fell silent and his two companions spoke, and he spoke with them. They told the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) about the killing of 'Abdullah bin Sahl, and he said to them: 'Will you swear fifty times so that you may be entitled to (blood money) for your companion?' They said: 'How can we swear when we did not witness (what happened)?' He said: 'Then let the Jews swear fifty oaths that they are innocent.' They said: 'How can we accept the oaths of a disbelieving people?' When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) saw that, he paid the blood money himself."