(9) باب فِي تَرْكِ الْقَوَدِ بِالْقَسَامَةِ
Narrated Rafi' ibn Khadij:
A man of the Ansar was killed at Khaybar and his relatives went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and mentioned that to him. He asked: Have you two witnesses who can testify to the murderer of your friend? They replied: Messenger of Allah! there was not a single Muslim present, but only Jews who sometimes have the audacity to do even greater crimes than this. He said: Then choose fifty of them and demand that they take an oath; but they refused and the Prophet (ﷺ) paid the blood-wit himself. (FR)
Reference (FR): Sunan Abi Dawud 4524 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 41, Hadith 31 (FR)
English translation (FR): Book 40, Hadith 4509 (FR)