Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: Qurayzah and Nadir (were two Jewish tribes). An-Nadir were nobler than Qurayzah. When a man of Qurayzah killed a man of an-Nadir, he would be killed. But if a man of an-Nadir killed a man of Qurayzah, a hundred wasq of dates would be paid as blood-money. When Prophethood was bestowed upon the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, a man of an-Nadir killed a man of Qurayzah. They said: Give him to us, we shall kill him. They replied: We have the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم between you and us. So they came to him. Thereupon the following verse was revealed: If thou judge, judge in equity between them. In equity means life for a life. The following verse was then revealed: Do they seek of a judgment of (the days) ignorance? Abu Dawud said: Quraizah and al-Nadir were the descendants of Harun the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم

Narrated Abu Rimthah: I went to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم with my father. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then asked my father: Is this your son? He replied: Yes, by the Lord of the Kabah. He again said: Is it true? He said: I bear witness to it. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then smiled for my resemblance with my father, and for the fact that my father took an oath upon me. He then said: He will not bring evil on you, nor will you bring evil on him. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم recited the verse: No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another.

Narrated Abu Shurayh al-Khuzai: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: If a relative of anyone is killed, or if he suffers khabl, which means a wound, he may choose one of the three things: he may retaliate, or forgive, or receive compensation. But if he wishes a fourth (i. e. something more), hold his hands. After this whoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave penalty.

Narrated Anas ibn Malik: I never saw the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم that some dispute which involved retaliation was brought to him but he commanded regarding it for remission.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: A man was killed in the lifetime of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. The matter was brought to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. He entrusted him to the legal guardian of the slain. The slayer said: Messenger of Allah, I swear by Allah, I did not intend to kill him. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said to the legal guardian: Now if he is true and you kill him, you will enter Hell-fire. So he let him go. His hands were tied with a strap. He came out pulling his strap. Hence he was called Dhu an-Nis'ah (possessor of strap).

Narrated Wail ibn Hujr: I was with the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم when a man who was a murderer and had a strap round his neck was brought to him. He then called the legal guardian of the victim and asked him: Do you forgive him? He said: No. He asked: Will you accept the blood-money? He said: No. He asked: Will you kill him? He said: Yes. He said: Take him. When he turned his back, he said: Do you forgive him? He said: No. He said: Will you accept the blood-money? He said: No. He said: Will you kill him? He said: Yes. He said: Take him. After repeating all this a fourth time, he said: If you forgive him, he will bear the burden of his own sin and the sin of the victim. He then forgave him. He (the narrator) said: I saw him pulling the strap.

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Alqamah bin Wail through a different chain of narrators and to the same effect.

Narrated Wail (bin Hujr): A man brought an Abyssinian to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and said: This man has killed my nephew. He asked: How did you kill him? He replied: I struck his head with axe but I did not intend to kill him. He asked: Have you some money so that you pay his blood-wit? He said: No. He said: What is your opinion if I send you so that you ask the people (for money) and thus collect your blood-wit? He said: No. He asked: Will your masters give you his blood-wit (to pay his relatives)? He said: No. He said to the man. Take him. So he brought him out to kill him. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: If he kill him, he will be like him. This (statement) reached the man where he was listening to his statement. He said: He is here, order regarding him as you like. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Leave him alone. And he once said: He will bear the burden of the sin of the slain and that of his own and thus he will become one of the Companions of Hell. So he let him go.

Narrated Abu Umamah ibn Sahl: We were with Uthman when he was besieged in the house. There was an entrance to the house. He who entered it heard the speech of those who were in the Bilat. Uthman then entered it. He came out to us, looking pale. He said: They are threatening to kill me now. We said: Allah will be sufficient for you against them, Commander of the Faithful! He asked: Why kill me? I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: It is not lawful to kill a man who is a Muslim except for one of the three reasons: Kufr (disbelief) after accepting Islam, fornication after marriage, or wrongfully killing someone, for which he may be killed. I swear by Allah, I have not committed fornication before or after the coming of Islam, nor did I ever want another religion for me instead of my religion since Allah gave guidance to me, nor have I killed anyone. So for what reason do you want to kill me? Abu Dawud said: Uthman and Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with them) abandoned drinking wine in pre-Islamic times.

Narrated Ziyad ibn Saad ibn Dumayrah as-Sulami: On the authority of his father (Saad) and his grandfather (Dumayrah) (according to Musa's version) who were present in the battle of Hunayn with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم: After the advent of Islam, Muhallam ibn Jaththamah al-Laythi killed a man of Ashja. That was the first blood-money decided by the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم (for payment). Uyaynah spoke about the killing of al-Ashjai, for he belonged to Ghatafan, and al-Aqra ibn Habis spoke on behalf of Muhallam, for he belonged to Khunduf. The voices rose high, and the dispute and noise grew. So the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Do you not accept blood-money, Uyaynah? Uyaynah then said: No, I swear by Allah, until I cause his women to suffer the same fighting and grief as he caused my women to suffer. Again the voices rose high, and the dispute and noise grew. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Do you not accept the blood-money Uyaynah? Uyaynah gave the same reply as before, and a man of Banu Layth called Mukaytil stood up. He had a weapon and a skin shield in his hand. He said: I do not find in the beginning of Islam any illustration for what he has done except the one that some sheep came on, and those in the front were shot; hence those in the rear ran away . (The other example is that) make a law today and change it. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Fifty (camels) here immediately and fifty when we return to Madina. This happened during some of his journeys. Muhallam was a tall man of dark complexion. He was with the people. They continued (to make effort for him) until he was released. He sat before the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, with his eyes flowing. He said: Messenger of Allah! I have done (the act) of which you have been informed. I repent to Allah, the Exalted, so ask Allah's forgiveness for me. Messenger of Allah! The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then said: Did you kill him with your weapon at the beginning of Islam. O Allah! do not forgive Muhallam. He said these words loudly. Abu Salamah added: He (Muhallam) then got up while he was wiping his tears with the end of his garment. Ibn Ishaq said: His people alleged that the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم asked forgiveness for him after that. Abu Dawud said: Al-Nadr bin Shumail said: al-ghiyar means blood-wit.

Narrated Abu Shurayb al-Kabi: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Then you, Khuzaah, have killed this man of Hudhayl, but I will pay his blood-wit. After these words of mine if a man of anyone is killed, his people will have a choice to accept blood-wit or to kill him.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: When Makkah was conquered, the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم got up and said: If a relative of anyone is killed, he will have a choice between two: he (the slayer) will either pay the blood-wit or he will be killed. A man of the Yemen called Abu Shah stood up and said: Write for me, Messenger of Allah. The narrator al-Abbas (b. al-Walid) said: Write to me, (you people). The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Write (you people), for Abu Shah. These are the wordings of the tradition of Ahmad. Abu Dawud said: Write (you people), for me, that is, the address of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم.

Narrated Amr bin Shuaib: On his father's authority said that his grandfather reported the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: A believer will not be killed for an infidel. If anyone kills a man deliberately, he is to be handed over to the relatives of the one who has been killed. If they wish, they may kill, but if they wish, they may accept blood-wit

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: I will not forgive anyone who kills after accepting blood-wit

Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jewess brought a poisoned sheep to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, and he ate of it. She was then brought to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم who asked her about it. She said: I intended to kill you. He said: Allah will not give you control over it ; or he said: over me. They (the Companions) said: Should we not kill her ? He said: No. He (Anas) said: I always found it in the uvula of the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم

Narrated Abu Hurairah: A Jewess presented a poisoned sheep to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, but the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم did not interfere with he. Abu Dawud said: The Jewess who poisoned the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was sister of Marhab.

Narrated Ibn Shihab: Jabir ibn Abdullah used to say that a Jewess from the inhabitants of Khaybar poisoned a roasted sheep and presented it to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم who took its foreleg and ate from it. A group of his companions also ate with him. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then said: Take your hands away (from the food). The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then sent someone to the Jewess and he called her. He said to her: Have you poisoned this sheep? The Jewess replied: Who has informed you? He said: This foreleg which I have in my hand has informed me. She said: Yes. He said: What did you intend by it? She said: I thought if you were a prophet, it would not harm you; if you were not a prophet, we should rid ourselves of him (i. e. the Prophet). The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then forgave her, and did not punish her. But some of his companions who ate it, died. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم had himself cupped on his shoulder on account of that which he had eaten from the sheep. Abu Hind cupped him with the horn and knife. He was a client of Banu Bayadah from the Ansar.

Narrated Abu Salamah: A Jewess presented a roasted sheep to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم at Khaybar. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition like that of Jabir (No. 4495). He said: Then Bashir ibn al-Bara ibn Ma'rur al-Ansari died. He sent someone to call on the Jewess, and said to her (when she came): What motivated you to do the work you have done? He then mentioned the rest of the tradition similar to the one mentioned by Jabir (No. 4495). The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then ordered regarding her and she was killed. But he (Abu Salamah) did not mention the matter of cupping.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم would accept a present, but would not accept alms (sadaqah). And Wahb bin Baqiyyah narrated to us, elsewhere, from Khalid, from Muhammad ibn Amr said on the authority of Abu Salamah, and he did not mention the name of Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to accept presents but not alms (sadaqah). This version adds: So a Jewess presented him at Khaybar with a roasted sheep which she had poisoned. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ate of it and the people also ate. He then said: Take away your hands (from the food), for it has informed me that it is poisoned. Bishr ibn al-Bara ibn Ma'rur al-Ansari died. So he (the Prophet) sent for the Jewess (and said to her): What motivated you to do the work you have done? She said: If you were a prophet, it would not harm you; but if you were a king, I should rid the people of you. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then ordered regarding her and she was killed. He then said about the pain of which he died: I continued to feel pain from the morsel which I had eaten at Khaybar. This is the time when it has cut off my aorta.

Narrated Ibn Kab bin Malik: On the authority of his father: Umm Mubashshir said to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم during the sickness of which he died: What do you think about your illness, Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم? I do not think about the illness of my son except the poisoned sheep of which he had eaten with you at Khaybar. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: And I do not think about my illness except that. This is the time when it cut off my aorta. Abu Dawud said: Sometime Abd al-Razzaq transmitted this tradition, omitting the link of the Companion, from Mamar, from al-Zuhri, from the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, and sometimes he transmitted it from al-Zuhri from Abdur-Rahman bin Kab bin Malik, Abdur-Rahman mentioned that Mamar sometimes transmitted the tradition in a mursal form (omitting the link of the Companion), and they recorded it. And all this is correct with us. Abd al-Razzaq said: When Ibn al-Mubarak came to Mamar, he transmitted the traditions in a musnad form (with a perfect chain) which he transmitted as mauquf traditions (statements of the Companions and not of the Prophet).

Narrated Abdur-Rahman bin Abdullah bin Kab bin Malik: On the authority of his mother than Umm Mubashshir said (Abu Saeed bin al-A'rabi said: So he said it on the authority of his mother ; what is correct is: on the authority of his father, instead of his mother): I entered upon the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. He then mentioned the tradition of Makhlad bin Khalid in a way similar to the tradition of Jabir. The narrator said: Then Bishr bin al-Bara bin Ma'rur died. So he (the Prophet) sent for the Jewess and said: What did motivate you for your work you have done ? He (the narrator) then mentioned the rest of the tradition like the tradition of Jabir. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ordered regarding her and she was killed. He (the narrator in this version) did not mention cupping.

Narrated Samurah: The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم Said: If anyone kills his slave, we shall kill him, and if anyone cuts off the nose of his slave, we shall cut off his nose.

Narrated Qatadah: Through the same chain of narrators as mentioned before, i. e. Samurah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying: If anyone castrates his slave, we shall castrate him. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition like that of Sh'ubah and Hammad. Abu Dawud said: Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi transmitted it from Hisham like the tradition of Muadh.

Qatadah transmitted the tradition mentioned above through a chain of narrators like that of Shubah. This version adds: Then al-Hasan forgot this tradition, and he used to say: A free man is not to be killed for a slave.

It was narrated from Hisham, from Qatadah, from Al-Hasan, who said: A free man should not be subjected to retaliation in return for a slave.