(4) باب وَلِيِّ الْعَمْدِ يَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ
Narrated Abu Hurairah:
When Mecca was conquered, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ).
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4505
In-book reference: Book 41, Hadith 12
English translation: Book 40, Hadith 4490